Victor Eugene ShemwellAge: 76 years1911–1987
- Name
- Victor Eugene Shemwell
- Given names
- Victor Eugene
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 22, 1911 53 37 |
 No Children | No Known Biological Children |
 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 |
| 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/ |
 Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
 Death of a father | George Washington Shemwell November 27, 1925 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 25, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | Albert Neal Shemwell June 25, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
 Military | WWII Draft Registration May 29, 1942 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Census | April 17, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 mother | Mary Elizabeth Crowell October 28, 1966 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 sister | Sarah Estella Shemwell April 19, 1977 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Novella Shemwell March 24, 1986 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | October 23, 1987 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1857 39 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 27, 1925 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Crowell Birth: January 15, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1966 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1896 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Sarah Estella Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1897 39 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1977 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Novella Shemwell Birth: September 27, 1899 41 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 24, 1986 — Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Albert Neal Shemwell Birth: February 5, 1901 43 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1903 45 29 — Symnsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 27, 1993 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Edwin Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1905 48 31 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1988 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Roxie Blanche Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1908 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 2002 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Victor Eugene Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1911 53 37 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1987 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
Victor Eugene Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (25)
Parents Isaac Newton Shemwell + Nannie Bola Pryor
Parents Isaac Newton Shemwell + Florence Wood Wilkerson
Parents Thomas Alonzo Shemwell + Hettie Louise Hathcock
Parents James Paschal Burnett + Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell
Mother's family (1)
Parents William Edward Hathcock + Eliza Ellen Crowell
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household
Lebanon Street Wingo, Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Edwin Shemwell - Household
Congo Street Tallmadge, Summit, Ohio
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Shemwell - Household
Adams Street Wingo, Graves, KY - Mary E Shemwell
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Crowell - Household
Lebanon St. Wingo, Graves, Kentucky
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| Note | Victor graduated from Wingo High School, Wingo, Graves County, Kentucky in 1931. He never married. |