Felix Jason Shemwell Sr.Age: 86 years1895–1981
- Name
- Felix Jason Shemwell Sr.
- Given names
- Felix Jason
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | October 7, 1895 42 36 |
 Birth of a brother | Curtis Lee Shemwell December 22, 1897 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 years)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 sister | Nina Pearl Shemwell April 14, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 1, 1920 (Age 24 years) Note: Living with Brother, Luther |
 Occupation | Laborer, Vaneer Mill 1920 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Pieper — View this family July 21, 1927 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 14, 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 46 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
 Military | WW2 Draft April 9, 1942 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 sister | Effie E Shemwell August 15, 1949 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 sister | Leah Leota Shemwell February 16, 1964 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell June 16, 1964 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marvin Browden Shemwell June 22, 1964 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zillia Ann Shemwell December 5, 1968 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Kerna Elliot Shemwell March 13, 1971 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luther Cashman Shemwell August 16, 1972 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 brother | Curtis Lee Shemwell April 12, 1979 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | November 11, 1981 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lucy M Gilliam Birth: April 28, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1942 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: January 25, 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
|
|
13 months elder sister |
Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years elder sister |
Effie E Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1880 26 20 Death: August 15, 1949 |
|
2 years elder sister |
Zillia Ann Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1882 29 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1968 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
|
2 years elder brother |
Marvin Browden Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1884 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years elder sister |
Kerna Elliot Shemwell Birth: February 1887 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1971 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
|
3 years elder brother |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
|
4 years elder brother |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years himself |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
|
2 years younger brother |
Curtis Lee Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1979 — Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years younger sister |
Nina Pearl Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1900 46 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1981 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Pieper |
| himself |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Pieper Birth: about 1910 Death: |
|
Marriage: July 21, 1927 — Pulaski, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Lou Anna Rollings |
| himself |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Lou Anna Rollings Birth: December 10, 1906 — La Center, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: May 1, 2007 |
| son |
Private |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Driscoll, Ballard, KY.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
Elm St. Cairo Ill.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | Living with Brother, Luther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. - Household
South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
|