The Shemwell Family

Laura Lee ShemwellAge: 76 years19201997

Name
Laura Lee Shemwell
Given names
Laura Lee
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Laura Lee Whitescarver
Birth February 29, 1920 36 26
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 14, 1930 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Estill Lee Whitescarver
April 4, 1938 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sonEstill Lee Whitescarver
June 20, 1938 (Age 18 years)

Census May 3, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Shirley A Whitescarver
December 18, 1943 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 29 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 fatherCharles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell
July 3, 1969 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 motherFrances Alice Roe
July 11, 1976 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherJames Mark Shemwell
August 5, 1979 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Apparent heart attack on way to doctor's office in Russellville, Todd, Kentucy
Death January 10, 1997 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fitzhugh Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1912Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
James Mark Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1917 33 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 1979Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
Family with Edgar Estill Whitescarver - View this family
husband
herself
son
Estill Lee Whitescarver
Birth: April 4, 1938 22 18Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 20, 1938
6 years
daughter
Shirley A Whitescarver
Birth: December 18, 1943 28 23Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 2024Hornbeak, Obion, Tennessee, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell - Household

Allegre, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, CharlieheadMW46M28KYKYKYFarmerGen farm
Shemwell, FranceswifeFW36M18KYKYKY
Shemwell, EdgarsonMW15SKYKYKY
Shemwell, JamessonMW13SKYKYKY
Shemwell, LauradaughterFW10MKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Estill Whitescarver - Household

Highway # 81 Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Whitescarver, EdgarheadMW25MKYSame placeFarmerFarm
Whitescarver, LauraXwifeFW20MKYSame place