The Shemwell Family

James Phillip ArnettAge: 30 years19181949

Name
James Phillip Arnett
Given names
James Phillip
Surname
Arnett
Birth September 3, 1918 27 23
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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterSusie Nelle “Sue” Arnett
June 6, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Calvin Arnett
August 20, 1924 (Age 5 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Paschal Burnett
November 20, 1929 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Alice Arnett
January 18, 1936 (Age 17 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell
October 18, 1942 (Age 24 years)
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
MarriageMary Jo HarrisView this family
about 1948 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Della Sue Arnett
January 2, 1949 (Age 30 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 February 17, 1949 (Age 30 years)
Cause of death: Gunshot wound in head- self inflicted
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: James P Smith Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Alonzo Burnett Arnett
Birth: May 30, 1916 25 21Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 6, 1917Graves, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
James Phillip Arnett
Birth: September 3, 1918 27 23Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 17, 1949Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Susie Nelle “Sue” Arnett
Birth: June 6, 1921 30 26Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 20, 2013Florida, United States
3 years
younger brother
George Calvin Arnett
Birth: August 20, 1924 33 29Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 1993Madison, Kentucky, United States
brother
Private
brother
Private
brother
Private
younger sister
Martha Alice Arnett
Birth: January 18, 1936 44 40Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 5, 2013Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mary Jo Harris - View this family
himself
James Phillip Arnett
Birth: September 3, 1918 27 23Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 17, 1949Graves, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mary Jo Harris
Birth: July 24, 1927 21 23Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 2004Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1948
1 year
daughter
Della Sue Arnett
Birth: January 2, 1949 30 21McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 2, 2014Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Leslie Samuel Craver + Mary Jo Harris - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Mary Jo Harris
Birth: July 24, 1927 21 23Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 2004Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 11, 1952

James Phillip Arnett has 12 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Arnett - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Arnett, James P, SrsonMW27MKYKYKYfarmer
Arnett, Ruthdaughter in lawFW24MKYKY
Arnett, James P, JrgrandsonMW1year 4 monthsSKY

Living in Womack P Arnett household