The Shemwell Family

Vincent Bryan ShemwellAge: 90 years18981989

Name
Vincent Bryan Shemwell
Given names
Vincent Bryan
Surname
Shemwell
Also known as
Vincent Marmaduke Shemwell
Birth July 2, 1898 37 33
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 22 months)
Death of a brotherLuke B Shemwell
October 10, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherBarrett Talmadge Shemwell
January 6, 1901 (Age 2 years)
Census April 2, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah E Williamson
September 10, 1913 (Age 15 years)
Cause: Old Age
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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 of a fatherJames Love Shemwell
March 25, 1925 (Age 26 years)
Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers
Occupation
Worked in the Oil fields of Texas
between 1920 and 1929 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 8, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Note: Occupation is sheepherder
MarriageAda Elizabeth GravenView this family
estimated 1939 (Age 40 years)

Census May 3, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Address: 1940 Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri - Vincent Shemwell
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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
Death of a brotherBland James “B J” Shemwell
November 16, 1947 (Age 49 years)
Address: Near
Cause: Auto Accident
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 51 years)
DivorceAda Elizabeth GravenView this family
after 1950 (Age 51 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 motherRosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges
June 30, 1955 (Age 56 years)
Cause: Hypostatic Pneumonia
Death of a brotherRexford Lee Shemwell
February 13, 1973 (Age 74 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 brotherBarrett Talmadge Shemwell
November 12, 1977 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterJessie Frances Shemwell
February 13, 1983 (Age 84 years)
Residence 1989 (Age 90 years)
Death February 24, 1989 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 20, 1888Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 months
elder brother
Luke B Shemwell
Birth: June 20, 1888 27 23Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1900Laclede, Missouri, United States
14 months
elder sister
23 months
elder brother
Bland James “B J” Shemwell
Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1947Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
14 months
elder brother
Rexford Lee Shemwell
Birth: October 4, 1892 31 27Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1973
6 years
himself
Vincent Bryan Shemwell
Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: February 24, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell
Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1977Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Family with Ada Elizabeth Graven - View this family
himself
Vincent Bryan Shemwell
Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: February 24, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
ex-wife
Ada Elizabeth Graven
Birth: October 4, 1893Missouri, United States
Death: April 13, 1995Wright, Minnesota, United States
Marriage: estimated 1939
Divorce: after 1950

Vincent Bryan Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, James LheadWMJan186139M12KYNCTNFarmer
Shemwell, RosawifeWFOct186435M1255KYKYKY
Shemwell, LukesonWMJun188811SMOKYKYAt School
Shemwell, JessiedaughterWFSep188910SMOKYKY
Shemwell, BlandsonWMAug18918SMOKYKY
Shemwell, RexsonWMOct18927SMOKYKY
Shemwell, VincentsonWMOct18981SMOKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, James LheadMW49M122KYNCTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, RosawifeFW45M12265KYKYKY
Shemwell, JessiedaughterFW20SMOKYKYTeacherRural School
Shemwell, VincentsonMW11SMOKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shemwell, BarrettsonMW9SMOKYKY

Census
Occupation is sheepherder
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Vincent Marmaduke Shemwell - Household

Competition and Nebo Road Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, VincentheadMW41MMORLacledeMOFarmerFarm
Shemwell, AdawifeFW45MMORCarbonMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Vincent Bryan Shemwell - Household

Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, VinceheadMW52MarMOfarmerfarm
Shemwell, AdawifeFW56MarMO