The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth LearAge: 78 years19452024

Name
Mary Elizabeth Lear
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Lear
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Beierlein
Also known as
Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Birth August 10, 1945 28 41
Death of a motherGrace Gertrude Shemwell
August 13, 1945 (Age 3 days)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
Census April 28, 1950 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 4 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 maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Blackwell
January 14, 1954 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Anderson Shemwell
January 4, 1958 (Age 12 years)
Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 4 months)
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 fatherWalter Lear
March 17, 1978 (Age 32 years)
Death February 6, 2024 (Age 78 years)
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father
Walter Lear
Birth: October 21, 1916Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 17, 1978Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Grace Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: November 11, 1903 32 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 13, 1945Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1935
11 years
herself
Mary Elizabeth Lear
Birth: August 10, 1945 28 41Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 6, 2024Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Mary Elizabeth Lear
Birth: August 10, 1945 28 41Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 6, 2024Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Samuel AheadMW78MarKY
Shemwell, Mary EwifeFW76MarKY
Shemwell, Clarice DdaughterFW51NevKY
Lear, Mary Egrand daughterFW4NevKY

Note
See mothers death certificate: Grace Gertrude Shemwell was married to Walter Lear she died on Aug 13, 1945.. the death certificate says to cardiac failure due to extensive hemorrhaging during labor… Forceps delivery 8-10-45 -b