The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	November 2, 1907 34
Birth of a sister	Nellie Myrtle Jessup November 15, 1909 (Age 2 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a brother	William Henry “Bill” Jessup October 23, 1912 (Age 4 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 half-sister	Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards June 30, 1932 (Age 24 years) Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Cause: Cancer
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 years) South Korea 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 father	Luther Jessup June 17, 1960 (Age 52 years) Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-sister	Marie Edwards July 26, 1971 (Age 63 years) Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 years) Vietnam 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	April 1987 (Age 79 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie “Sue” Powell Mable Jessup Nellie Myrtle Jessup William Henry “Bill” Jessup Luther Jessup Birth: December 20, 1872 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1960 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Jackson Edwards Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Luther Jessup Mable Jessup Nellie Myrtle Jessup William Henry “Bill” Jessup Susie “Sue” Powell Death:
	Marriage: —
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alvie Denny Mable Jessup Birth: November 2, 1907 34 Death: April 1987
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Taylor Edward Slaughter Taylor Edward Slaughter Jr Lindal Ray Slaughter Nellie Myrtle Jessup Birth: November 15, 1909 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1998 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Evelyn Briganga William Henry “Bill” Jessup Birth: October 23, 1912 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death:

Mother’s family with John Jackson Edwards - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie “Sue” Powell Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Jackson Edwards Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Luther Jessup Mable Jessup Nellie Myrtle Jessup William Henry “Bill” Jessup Susie “Sue” Powell Death:
	Marriage: about 1893 —
5 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Wash Harper Marie Edwards Birth: August 22, 1897 27 Death: July 26, 1971 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Christian Shemwell John Patrick “J P” Shemwell Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Evelyn Shemwell Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Birth: December 31, 1898 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1932 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Family with Alvie Denny - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mable Jessup Alvie Denny Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alvie Denny Mable Jessup Birth: November 2, 1907 34 Death: April 1987
daughter	Private
daughter	Private

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Luther Jessup 1872–1960
mother Parents (unknown)	Susie “Sue” Powell –
herself Family Alvie Denny Private Private	Mable Jessup 1907–1987
younger sister Family Taylor Edward Slaughter Taylor Edward Slaughter Jr Lindal Ray Slaughter Private Private Private Private Private	Nellie Myrtle Jessup 1909–1998
younger brother Family Evelyn Briganga Private Private Private Private	William Henry “Bill” Jessup 1912–
Mother’s family with John Jackson Edwards
step-father Parents William Harrison Edwards Martha Jane Bivin	John Jackson Edwards 1870–1954
mother Parents (unknown)	Susie “Sue” Powell –
half-sister Family Wash Harper Private	Marie Edwards 1897–1971
half-sister Family Samuel Christian Shemwell John Patrick “J P” Shemwell Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Evelyn Shemwell	Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards 1898–1932
Family with Alvie Denny
husband Parents (unknown)	Alvie Denny –
herself Parents Luther Jessup Susie “Sue” Powell	Mable Jessup 1907–1987
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private