James Walter ShemwellAge: 27 years1911–1938
- Name
- James Walter Shemwell
- Given names
- James Walter
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 28, 1911 22 16 |
 Birth of a brother | Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. May 26, 1916 (Age 4 years) |
 No Biological Children | No Known Biological Children |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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/ |
 Census | January 14, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 10, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Mildred Long June 9, 1937 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Elma Elien Koski — View this family June 12, 1937 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Lewis Walter Boyd September 6, 1937 (Age 26 years) |
 Death | October 3, 1938 (Age 27 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roseland Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| mother |
Mamie Gertrude Boyd Birth: December 29, 1894 27 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| himself |
James Walter Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1911 22 16 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1938 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. Birth: May 26, 1916 27 21 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 2010 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
| sister |
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| Father’s family with Sarah Lee Bryant |
| father |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Lee Bryant Birth: December 8, 1906 Death: January 12, 1988 — Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: after 1950 — |
| Family with Elma Elien Koski |
| himself |
James Walter Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1911 22 16 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1938 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| wife |
Elma Elien Koski Birth: May 28, 1913 33 32 — Newberry, Michigan, United States Death: November 23, 1980 — Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: June 12, 1937 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Richard Joseph Herrmann + Elma Elien Koski |
| wife’s husband |
Richard Joseph Herrmann Birth: March 24, 1913 — Michigan, United States Death: January 22, 1984 — Warren, Macomb, Michigan, United States |
| wife |
Elma Elien Koski Birth: May 28, 1913 33 32 — Newberry, Michigan, United States Death: November 23, 1980 — Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: May 18, 1947 — Stareb, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
James Walter Shemwell has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (34)
Parents Otis Lewis + Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
Parents Clarence Walls + Ada May Shemwell
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Parents George Harrison Turnbull + Ethel Alice Shemwell
Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell + Eulah Swan Gunn
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Parents Albert Ennis Shemwell + Tennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne
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Parents Charles Howard Shemwell + Violet Marie Burgess
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry Fountain Shemwell - Household
648 Cavalry Ave Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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