Ruff Hopkins ShemwellAge: 80 years1907–1987
- Name
- Ruff Hopkins Shemwell
- Given names
- Ruff Hopkins
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | April 11, 1907 27 24 |
 Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Pascal Shemwell April 20, 1916 (Age 9 years) Cause: Arteriosclerosis |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 10 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a brother | Max Oliver Shemwell April 11, 1919 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 12 years) |
| City Directory | City Directory 1926 (Age 18 years)Note: Living in Wyandotte with Ruby |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Attended | Education 1930 (Age 22 years)Note: Central Methodist College |
| City Directory | City Directory 1936 (Age 28 years)Address: E. Armor Blvd Apt 26 Note: Operator |
| City Directory | City Directory 1937 (Age 29 years)Address: W. 58th Terr. Note: Greyhound Dvr |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Jack David Shemwell April 16, 1942 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Leota Gardola “Pluggie” Ruff March 31, 1947 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Kit Karson “KK” Shemwell April 3, 1966 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lula Jane Hopkins February 21, 1971 (Age 63 years) |
| Greyhound Lines | Retired April 30, 1971 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 26, 1987 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Address: Sec A11 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Moorehead-Melton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Kit Karson “KK” Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1880 24 19 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 3, 1966 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lula Jane Hopkins Birth: 1883 — Missouri, United States Death: February 21, 1971 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 2, 1905 — Ganes Ferry, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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2 years himself |
Ruff Hopkins Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1907 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1987 — Texas, United States |
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12 years younger brother |
Max Oliver Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1919 39 36 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: May 14, 2005 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Ruby Evelyn Thompson |
| himself |
Ruff Hopkins Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1907 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1987 — Texas, United States |
| wife |
Ruby Evelyn Thompson Birth: January 20, 1910 — Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, United States Death: March 20, 1999 — Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| son |
Jack David Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1942 35 32 — Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States Death: February 10, 2016 — Mena, Polk, Arkansas, United States |
| son |
Private |
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Private |
Ruff Hopkins Shemwell has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents Dr. James Theodore Redwine + Iva Nora Shemwell
Parents Lytle Peyton + Tommie Golden Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Kit Karson Shemwell - Household
Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Kit Karson Shemwell - Household
Young St. Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri
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| City Directory | Living in Wyandotte with Ruby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Kit Karson Shemwell - Household
West Doniphan Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri
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| Attended | Central Methodist College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City Directory | Operator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City Directory | Greyhound Dvr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ruff Hopkins Shemwell - Household
Broadway St. Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
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