Ruth Agnes ShemwellAge: 88 years1917–2006
- Name
- Ruth Agnes Shemwell
- Given names
- Ruth Agnes
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ruth Agnes Dewald
 Birth | June 3, 1917 37 26 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 months)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 5, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | James David Shemwell August 5, 1921 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Angeline Lyles December 2, 1923 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Robert Shemwell May 28, 1926 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 2, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Michael Phillip Dewald August 4, 1946 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Robert Shemwell August 23, 1948 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 | Oscar Turner Shemwell March 3, 1961 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a mother | Ruth Baines Hobgood January 1, 1984 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | James David Shemwell October 29, 1994 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a husband | Frank Joseph Dewald Jr. October 30, 2001 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | February 15, 2006 (Age 88 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Oscar Turner Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1879 32 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ruth Baines Hobgood Birth: July 6, 1890 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1984 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 1913 — |
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14 months elder brother |
William Howard Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1914 34 24 — Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1914 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: October 15, 1915 36 25 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: May 5, 2012 — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months herself |
Ruth Agnes Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1917 37 26 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 2006 — Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
James David Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1921 41 31 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1994 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
George Robert Shemwell Birth: May 28, 1926 46 35 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: August 23, 1948 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Frank Joseph Dewald Jr. |
| husband |
Frank Joseph Dewald Jr. Birth: April 20, 1914 — New York, New York, United States Death: October 30, 2001 — Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Agnes Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1917 37 26 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 2006 — Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States |
| son |
Michael Phillip Dewald Birth: August 4, 1946 32 29 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: January 20, 2012 — Prince William, Virginia, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Ruth Agnes Shemwell has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents John Ervin Arant + Etta Adaline Shemwell
Parents Jack Owen Shemwell + Fannie Bell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Port Royal, Henry, Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Adeline Olivia Shemwell - Household
1733 New Hampshire Ave R Street NW Washington, DC
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