The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 26, 1943 29 27 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Birth of a sister	Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill December 13, 1944 (Age 22 months) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother	Michael Lee Hatfill March 26, 1949 (Age 6 years) Illinois, United States
Census	April 6, 1950 (Age 7 years) Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Death of a father	Rolland Ira Hatfill November 7, 1957 (Age 14 years) Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Marriage	Benjamin L Fetters — View this family 1959 (Age 15 years)
Death of a husband	Benjamin L Fetters 1960 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son #1	Ronald “Frenchie” French August 16, 1962 (Age 19 years) Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Birth of a son #2	Richard Wayne French October 5, 1963 (Age 20 years) Effingham, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	Michael Lee Hatfill September 19, 1980 (Age 37 years) Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death of a husband	Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr July 23, 1985 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brother	Samuel Eugene Hatfill April 30, 1989 (Age 46 years) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill August 23, 1993 (Age 50 years) Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death of a brother	Franklin DeLano Hatfill October 24, 1995 (Age 52 years) Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Death of a son	Ronald “Frenchie” French December 21, 2001 (Age 58 years) Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Death of a mother	Berdena May Blythe January 25, 2003 (Age 59 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill July 27, 2003 (Age 60 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death of a sister	Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill April 28, 2006 (Age 63 years)
Death	December 7, 2011 (Age 68 years) Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Burial	Drummond Cemetery, Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Drummond Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

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 elder brother	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 herself	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
sister	Private
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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husband	Private
herself	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
daughter	Private

Family with Benjamin L Fetters - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill Benjamin L Fetters Birth: 1939 Death: 1960
herself	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
	Marriage: 1959 —

Family with Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill Ronald “Frenchie” French Richard Wayne French Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr Birth: May 18, 1941 Death: July 23, 1985
herself	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
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ronald “Frenchie” French Birth: August 16, 1962 21 19 — Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States Death: December 21, 2001 — Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Richard Wayne French Birth: October 5, 1963 22 20 — Effingham, Illinois, United States Burial: Watson Cemetery, Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
son	Private

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Family with parents
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
elder brother Family (none)	Franklin DeLano Hatfill 1940–1995
herself 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
Mother’s family with Private
step-father Parents (unknown)	Private
mother Parents (unknown)	Berdena May Blythe 1915–2003
Family with Private
husband Parents (unknown)	Private
herself Parents Rolland Ira Hatfill Berdena May Blythe	Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill 1943–2011
daughter Family (none)	Private
Family with Benjamin L Fetters
husband Parents (unknown)	Benjamin L Fetters 1939–1960
herself Parents Rolland Ira Hatfill Berdena May Blythe	Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill 1943–2011
Family with Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr
husband Parents (unknown)	Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr 1941–1985
herself Parents Rolland Ira Hatfill Berdena May Blythe	Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill 1943–2011
son Family (none)	Ronald “Frenchie” French 1962–2001
son Family (none)	Richard Wayne French 1963–
son Family (none)	Private