William Isaac “Bill” ShemwellAge: 72 years1897–1969
- Name
- William Isaac “Bill” Shemwell
- Given names
- William Isaac
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Bill
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | October 31, 1897 38 25 |
 Military | Mich. PVT Medical Dept. WWII |
 Death of a sister | Mary Jeanne Shemwell July 23, 1898 (Age 8 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 months)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 |
| Birth of a brother | John Pryor Shemwell October 30, 1899 (Age 23 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor February 27, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Laura “Nannie” Shemwell August 18, 1901 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clyde V Shemwell November 27, 1903 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nannie Bola Pryor January 27, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clyde V Shemwell February 17, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Isaac Newton Shemwell — Florence Wood Wilkerson — View this family Type: Religious marriage March 27, 1912 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ruby Mae Shemwell June 30, 1913 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry George Shemwell December 23, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 26, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Bettie Bola Shemwell November 18, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Puryear July 6, 1922 (Age 24 years) |
| Graduated | Bowling Green Business University July 28, 1922 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Elbert Pryor May 30, 1927 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a father | Isaac Newton Shemwell January 24, 1936 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 42 years) Note: 42 - S - Lodger - Press Operator - Auto Factory |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | December 5, 1969 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nannie Bola Pryor Birth: November 20, 1871 24 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1904 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 27, 1894 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Mary Jeanne Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1895 36 23 Death: July 23, 1898 |
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2 years himself |
William Isaac “Bill” Shemwell Birth: October 31, 1897 38 25 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1969 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Pryor Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1899 40 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1986 — Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Nancy Laura “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1901 42 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1999 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Clyde V Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1903 44 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 17, 1904 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Florence Wood Wilkerson |
| father |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Florence Wood Wilkerson Birth: August 31, 1880 31 28 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1967 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 27, 1912 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months half-sister |
Ruby Mae Shemwell Birth: June 30, 1913 54 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 2004 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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18 months half-brother |
Henry George Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1914 55 34 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 2007 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Bettie Bola Shemwell Birth: November 18, 1920 61 40 Death: June 22, 1978 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Newton Shemwell - Household
Dist. 8 Graves,Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Elbert Pryor - Household
Dist. 7 Graves,Kentucky, USA
Notes: Children of Isaac & Mattie Shemwell living with G-parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Newton Shemwell - Household
Symsonia Graves KY
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| Census | 42 - S - Lodger - Press Operator - Auto Factory |