The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	March 15, 1920 49 36
Death of a paternal grandfather	William Harrison Edwards July 7, 1926 (Age 6 years) Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Martha Jane Bivin June 24, 1927 (Age 7 years) Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 9 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
Death of a half-sister	Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards June 30, 1932 (Age 12 years) Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Cause: Cancer
Death	1935 (Age 14 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie “Sue” Powell Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Jackson Edwards Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Birth: 1884 Death: February 27, 1974 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lela Edwards Birth: 1906 35 22 Death:
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Stella Louise Edwards Birth: October 23, 1908 38 24 Death: October 23, 1939
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Samuel Harlan Edwards Birth: October 10, 1910 40 26 Death: May 30, 1984 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Johnny Wilson Edwards Birth: November 28, 1912 42 28 Death:
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thelma Edwards Birth: 1914 43 30 Death:
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hubert Rufus Edwards Birth: September 17, 1917 47 33 Death: June 28, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vella Ione Edwards Birth: March 15, 1920 49 36 Death: 1935
sister	Private
sister	Private

Father’s family with Susie “Sue” Powell - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie “Sue” Powell Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Jackson Edwards Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Luther Jessup Mable Jessup Nellie Myrtle Jessup William Henry “Bill” Jessup Susie “Sue” Powell Death:
	Marriage: about 1893 —
5 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Wash Harper Marie Edwards Birth: August 22, 1897 27 Death: July 26, 1971 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Christian Shemwell John Patrick “J P” Shemwell Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Evelyn Shemwell Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Birth: December 31, 1898 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1932 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Family with parents
father Parents William Harrison Edwards Martha Jane Bivin	John Jackson Edwards 1870–1954
mother Parents (unknown)	Myrtie Cleveland Bolton 1884–1974
elder sister Family (none)	Lela Edwards 1906–
elder sister Family (none)	Stella Louise Edwards 1908–1939
elder brother Family (none)	Samuel Harlan Edwards 1910–1984
elder brother Family (none)	Johnny Wilson Edwards 1912–
elder sister Family (none)	Thelma Edwards 1914–
elder brother Family (none)	Hubert Rufus Edwards 1917–1985
herself Family (none)	Vella Ione Edwards 1920–1935
sister Family (none)	Private
sister Family (none)	Private
Father’s family with Susie “Sue” Powell
father Parents William Harrison Edwards Martha Jane Bivin	John Jackson Edwards 1870–1954
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Susie “Sue” Powell –
half-sister Family Wash Harper Private	Marie Edwards 1897–1971
half-sister Family Samuel Christian Shemwell John Patrick “J P” Shemwell Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Evelyn Shemwell	Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards 1898–1932