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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Leota Gardola “Pluggie” Ruff March 31, 1947 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| 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) |
 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 |
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Private |
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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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