The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	December 15, 1911 33
Birth of a brother	James Riley Gilbert October 11, 1916 (Age 4 years)
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
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mary Jane Tabb September 18, 1917 (Age 5 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
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/
Death of a paternal grandfather	Phillip Ewing Gilbert January 3, 1929 (Age 17 years) Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Cause: chronic bronchitis
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 38 years) South Korea 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	William Henry Gilbert February 20, 1963 (Age 51 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 years) Vietnam 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 brother	James Riley Gilbert August 15, 1983 (Age 71 years)
Death of a half-sister	Floyd Irene Gilbert February 23, 1988 (Age 76 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death	unknown

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosa Tabb Family with spouse Gillie Rogers Floyd Irene Gilbert Effie Mae Gilbert Family with spouse Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitescarver Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert James Riley Gilbert William Henry Gilbert Birth: July 19, 1878 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1963 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Henry Gilbert Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert James Riley Gilbert Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitescarver Death:
	Marriage: August 3, 1910 —
16 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert Birth: December 15, 1911 33 Death:
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Riley Gilbert Birth: October 11, 1916 38 Death: August 15, 1983

Father’s family with Rosa Tabb - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosa Tabb Family with spouse Gillie Rogers Floyd Irene Gilbert Effie Mae Gilbert Family with spouse Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitescarver Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert James Riley Gilbert William Henry Gilbert Birth: July 19, 1878 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1963 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Henry Gilbert Rosa Tabb Death:
	Marriage: February 26, 1899 —

Father’s family with Gillie Rogers - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosa Tabb Family with spouse Gillie Rogers Floyd Irene Gilbert Effie Mae Gilbert Family with spouse Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitescarver Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert James Riley Gilbert William Henry Gilbert Birth: July 19, 1878 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1963 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Henry Gilbert Floyd Irene Gilbert Effie Mae Gilbert Gillie Rogers Death: 1906
	Marriage: September 6, 1903 —
20 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Corbitt Crafton Floyd Irene Gilbert Birth: May 10, 1905 26 Death: February 23, 1988 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Berry Effie Mae Gilbert Birth: December 26, 1906 28 Death:

Family with Private - View this family

husband	Private
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert Birth: December 15, 1911 33 Death:
daughter	Private
son	Private
son	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
son	Private

Family with parents
father Parents Phillip Ewing Gilbert Mary Jane Tabb	William Henry Gilbert 1878–1963
mother Parents (unknown)	Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitescarver –
herself Family Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private	Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert 1911–
younger brother Family Private Private Private Private	James Riley Gilbert 1916–1983
Father’s family with Rosa Tabb
father Parents Phillip Ewing Gilbert Mary Jane Tabb	William Henry Gilbert 1878–1963
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Rosa Tabb –
Father’s family with Gillie Rogers
father Parents Phillip Ewing Gilbert Mary Jane Tabb	William Henry Gilbert 1878–1963
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Gillie Rogers –1906
half-sister Family Corbitt Crafton Private Private Private	Floyd Irene Gilbert 1905–1988
half-sister Family Walter Berry Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private	Effie Mae Gilbert 1906–
Family with Private
husband Parents (unknown)	Private
herself Parents William Henry Gilbert Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitescarver	Mary Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Gilbert 1911–
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private