The Shemwell Family

Sammie Lougene ShemwellAge: 64 years19181982

Name
Sammie Lougene Shemwell
Given names
Sammie Lougene
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Sammie Lougene Griffy
Birth May 14, 1918 31 23
MarriageCharles Emmitt GriffyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 of a fatherLovelace Roscoe Shemwell
January 23, 1919 (Age 8 months)
Address: Camp McClellan
Cause: Died in Flu epidemic of 1919
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 19 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherIda May Waller
July 6, 1925 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 7, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Matilda Donelson
March 3, 1931 (Age 12 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Elza “Bill” Shemwell
March 2, 1944 (Age 25 years)
Note: Home of Son of Carl on Estes Lane in Paducah, KY. Pa lived with my grandparents, Carl and Maude - Lenore55
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 husbandCharles Emmitt Griffy
May 1, 1967 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 motherLallah Reeves
July 20, 1976 (Age 58 years)
Death May 23, 1982 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Lovelace Roscoe Shemwell
Birth: July 31, 1886 28 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 23, 1919Calhoun, Alabama, United States
mother
Lallah Reeves
Birth: May 11, 1895 41 21Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 20, 1976Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: June 5, 1917Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
11 months
herself
Sammie Lougene Shemwell
Birth: May 14, 1918 31 23Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 23, 1982Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Charles Emmitt Griffy - View this family
husband
Charles Emmitt Griffy
Birth: March 6, 1917Anderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1, 1967Marshall, Kentucky, United States
herself
Sammie Lougene Shemwell
Birth: May 14, 1918 31 23Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 23, 1982Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

Sammie Lougene Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Reeves - Household

Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reeves, JamesheadMW66MKYALKYMerchantDry Goods
Reeves, Ida MaywifeFW46MKYKYKY
Shemwell, LallahdaughterFW24WdKYKYKY
Shemwell, Sammiegrand daughterFW1-2mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Reeves - Household

Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reeves, JamesheadMW76WdKYALKYFarmerFarm
Shemwell, LalladaughterFW35WdKYKYKY
Shemwell, Sammie Lgrand daughterFW11SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lilah Reeves - Household

Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, LallahXheadFW45WdKYSame place
Shemwell, Sammie LdaughterFW21SKYSame place