James William ShemwellAge: 21 years1897–1919
- Name
- James William Shemwell
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 28, 1897 23 20 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 sister | Veva Irene Shemwell May 5, 1899 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Bruce Shemwell March 29, 1901 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Daisy Lee Shemwell July 26, 1903 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Daisy Lee Shemwell August 12, 1904 (Age 7 years) |
| School Census | School Census 1905 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances “Fannie” Shemwell August 29, 1908 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lou B Shemwell 1909 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Carrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell September 27, 1915 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Marcus Shemwell July 20, 1916 (Age 19 years) |
| 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 |
 Marriage | Viola Bell White — View this family October 28, 1917 (Age 20 years) |
| 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 |
 Military | WWI 1918 (Age 20 years) |
| 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 | February 19, 1919 (Age 21 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elk Lick Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Anderson Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1873 30 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1950 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lillie Elizabeth Flood Birth: July 4, 1876 25 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 18, 1969 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 16, 1892 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Nina Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1894 20 17 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1895 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
James William Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1897 23 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1919 — Camp Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Veva Irene Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1899 25 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1978 — Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Samuel Bruce Shemwell Birth: March 29, 1901 27 24 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1996 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Daisy Lee Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1903 30 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 12, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Frances “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1908 35 32 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1999 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Lou B Shemwell Birth: 1909 35 32 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1920 |
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7 years younger brother |
Carrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell Birth: September 27, 1915 42 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 12, 1991 — Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Viola Bell White |
| himself |
James William Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1897 23 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1919 — Camp Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Viola Bell White Birth: October 30, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1982 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 28, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| James William Willhite + Viola Bell White |
| wife’s husband |
James William Willhite Birth: April 20, 1901 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 9, 1987 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Viola Bell White Birth: October 30, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1982 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| step-son |
Private |
James William Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents John William Lyon + Alice Malone Shemwell
Parents Robert L DeBerry + Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household
Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
She has 6 children born, 4 living children. -b |