Ruth Boyd ShemwellAge: 21 years1897–1919
- Name
- Ruth Boyd Shemwell
- Given names
- Ruth Boyd
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 26, 1897 38 31 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 months)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a brother | Herbert Hobson Shemwell April 2, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Conrad Shemwell November 19, 1904 (Age 6 years) Cause: Accidental Shooting |
| Death of a father | Lynn Boyd Shemwell December 20, 1906 (Age 8 years) Cause: Stroke/Exposure |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 15 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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/ |
 Death | April 15, 1919 (Age 21 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Symsonia Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lynn Boyd Shemwell Birth: August 6, 1859 34 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1906 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Margaret M “Maggie” Reid Birth: December 22, 1866 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1958 |
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Marriage: about 1882 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Pernie Lee Shemwell Birth: September 12, 1884 25 17 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1970 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Joseph Conrad Shemwell Birth: December 8, 1887 28 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 19, 1904 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Verna Belle Shemwell Birth: September 12, 1889 30 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1970 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Edgar Ellis Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1893 34 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1964 |
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4 years herself |
Ruth Boyd Shemwell Birth: December 26, 1897 38 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1919 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Herbert Hobson Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1900 40 33 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1966 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
Ruth Boyd Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents James Love Shemwell + Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges
Parents William Ferel Collie + Ella N Shemwell
Parents George Washington Shemwell + Minnie J Carlile
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Lynn Boyd Shemwell - Household
610 Clements St. Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Maggie M Reid - Household
274 Clements Street Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
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