The Shemwell Family

Elvira A Casey1906

Name
Elvira A Casey
Given names
Elvira A
Surname
Casey
Married name
Elvira A Shemwell
Married name
Elvira A Koster
Birth estimated 1906 28
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/
MarriageLoyce Alpha ShemwellView this family
estimated 1925 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Loyce Shemwell
December 4, 1926 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
DivorceLoyce Alpha ShemwellView this family
before 1932 (Age 26 years)

MarriageWalter KosterView this family
before 1940 (Age 34 years)

Census April 10, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 44 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Peter Joseph Shemwell
September 1, 1958 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandLoyce Alpha Shemwell
March 2, 1960 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Harold Michael “Harry” Shemwell
March 3, 1960 (Age 54 years)
Burial of a husbandLoyce Alpha Shemwell
1960 (Age 54 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Death of a husbandWalter Koster
October 29, 1969 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 grandsonHarold Michael “Harry” Shemwell
November 5, 1997 (Age 91 years)
Death of a sonClarence Loyce Shemwell
July 31, 2000 (Age 94 years)
Cremation of a sonClarence Loyce Shemwell
August 4, 2000 (Age 94 years)
Death of a grandsonPeter Joseph Shemwell
March 14, 2004 (Age 98 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with Loyce Alpha Shemwell - View this family
ex-husband
herself
Marriage: estimated 1925Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Divorce: before 1932
23 months
son
Clarence Loyce Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1926 17 20Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: July 31, 2000Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Family with Walter Koster - View this family
husband
Walter Koster
Birth: 1910Indiana, United States
Death: October 29, 1969Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: before 1940
Loyce Alpha Shemwell + Gladys Pauline Woodis - View this family
ex-husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: November 24, 1932Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-son
Loyce Alpha Shemwell Jr.
Birth: April 1936 27 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
step-son
Bobbie Woodis Shemwell
Birth: January 24, 1938 29 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 2000Fayette, Kentucky, United States
20 months
step-daughter
Bettie Ann Shemwell
Birth: September 26, 1939 30 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1940Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
step-son
Donald Joseph Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1941 32 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2005Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
15 months
step-son
Paul Dean Shemwell
Birth: May 25, 1942 33 30Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: October 2, 1984Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
20 months
step-daughter
Lou Ann Shemwell
Birth: February 5, 1944 35 31Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
step-daughter
Rhonda Alvena Shemwell
Birth: February 5, 1944 35 31Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Peggy Sue Shemwell
Birth: January 7, 1945 36 32Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: September 3, 2018Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Patsie K Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1945 36 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1946Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Sherry Lynn Shemwell
Birth: August 14, 1949 40 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 2019Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter Koster - Household

Knight Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Walter KosterheadMW30INAssembly manAuto Mfgr.
Elbera A KosterwifeFW33IN
Clarence L Shemwellstep sonMW13IN
Louis GreennephewMW15IN
Matilda Caseymother in lawFW62IN

Notes: Oak Hill Rd. RR3