Lawrence ShemwellAge: 48 years1904–1953
- Name
- Lawrence Shemwell
- Given names
- Lawrence
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 7, 1904 30 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Loyce Alpha Shemwell December 17, 1908 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Earl Baker Shemwell January 1, 1912 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 2, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Jettye Irene Mallory — View this family 1923 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 24 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 8, 1930 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elmer Shemwell July 23, 1934 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jasper Frank Higgins 1935 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna Kiza “Coon” Roe 1939 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Charles Emmet Shemwell — Etta B Tabb — View this family about 1941 (Age 36 years) Note: Says 1931 in FAG.. I can't find any sources they ever married. -b |
| Death of a mother | Lida Higgins June 30, 1943 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 |
| Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Emmet Shemwell April 23, 1950 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 41 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 | July 31, 1953 (Age 48 years) |
 Burial | 1953 (Age 48 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lida Higgins Birth: July 14, 1879 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1943 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: about December 6, 1899 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1900 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1988 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Elmer Shemwell Birth: August 25, 1902 28 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1934 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months himself |
Lawrence Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1904 30 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1953 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Loyce Alpha Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1908 34 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1960 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Earl Baker Shemwell Birth: January 1, 1912 37 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1962 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Father’s family with Etta B Tabb |
| father |
Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Etta B Tabb Birth: January 25, 1891 43 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1969 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1941 — |
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| step-father |
Private |
| mother |
Lida Higgins Birth: July 14, 1879 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1943 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Jettye Irene Mallory |
| himself |
Lawrence Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1904 30 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1953 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Jettye Irene Mallory Birth: December 14, 1904 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 2005 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1923 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Emmet Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Emmet Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Shemwell - Household
Allensville, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Shemwell - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Shemwell - Household
312 Jefferson Street Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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