The Shemwell Family

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Birth	August 4, 1940 26 25 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Bessie Ellen Sexson March 7, 1941 (Age 7 months) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Birth of a sister	Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill January 26, 1943 (Age 2 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Birth of a sister	Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill December 13, 1944 (Age 4 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 months) 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
Birth of a brother	Michael Lee Hatfill March 26, 1949 (Age 8 years) Illinois, United States
Census	April 6, 1950 (Age 9 years) Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 9 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	Rolland Ira Hatfill November 7, 1957 (Age 17 years) Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 5 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 of a brother	Michael Lee Hatfill September 19, 1980 (Age 40 years) Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Samuel Eugene Hatfill April 30, 1989 (Age 48 years) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill August 23, 1993 (Age 53 years) Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death	October 24, 1995 (Age 55 years) Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Berdena May Blythe Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill Samuel Eugene Hatfill Franklin DeLano Hatfill Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill Michael Lee Hatfill Rolland Ira Hatfill Birth: August 12, 1913 36 26 — Bluff City, Massac, Illinois, United States Death: November 7, 1957 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rolland Ira Hatfill Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill Samuel Eugene Hatfill Franklin DeLano Hatfill Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill Michael Lee Hatfill Family with spouse Berdena May Blythe Birth: April 6, 1915 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States Death: January 25, 2003 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill Birth: October 31, 1933 20 18 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: August 23, 1993 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jessie Maxine Raymer Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill Birth: October 31, 1935 22 20 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: July 27, 2003 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carolyn June Kluesner Joseph Scott Hatfill Steven Dewayne Hatfill Samuel Eugene Hatfill Birth: June 27, 1938 24 23 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: April 30, 1989 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Franklin DeLano Hatfill Birth: August 4, 1940 26 25 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: October 24, 1995 — Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse Benjamin L Fetters Family with spouse Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr Ronald “Frenchie” French Richard Wayne French Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill Birth: January 26, 1943 29 27 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: December 7, 2011 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
23 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill Birth: December 13, 1944 31 29 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: April 28, 2006
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younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Michael Lee Hatfill Birth: March 26, 1949 35 33 — Illinois, United States Death: September 19, 1980 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States

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Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rolland Ira Hatfill Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill Samuel Eugene Hatfill Franklin DeLano Hatfill Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill Michael Lee Hatfill Family with spouse Berdena May Blythe Birth: April 6, 1915 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States Death: January 25, 2003 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States

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father Parents Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill Bessie Ellen Sexson	Rolland Ira Hatfill 1913–1957
mother Parents (unknown)	Berdena May Blythe 1915–2003
elder brother Family Private Private	Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill 1933–1993
elder brother Family Jessie Maxine Raymer Private Private Private Private	Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill 1935–2003
elder brother Family Carolyn June Kluesner Private Joseph Scott Hatfill Steven Dewayne Hatfill Private	Samuel Eugene Hatfill 1938–1989
himself Family (none)	Franklin DeLano Hatfill 1940–1995
younger sister Family Private Private Benjamin L Fetters Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr Ronald “Frenchie” French Richard Wayne French Private	Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill 1943–2011
younger sister Family Private Private Private	Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill 1944–2006
sister Family (none)	Private
younger brother Family Private	Michael Lee Hatfill 1949–1980
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step-father Parents (unknown)	Private
mother Parents (unknown)	Berdena May Blythe 1915–2003