The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 10, 1939 48 42 Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Census	May 22, 1940 (Age 12 months) Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Nancy Elizabeth Selby March 7, 1941 (Age 21 months) Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 2 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 13, 1950 (Age 10 years) Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 10 years) South Korea 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 paternal grandfather	Thomas Houston “Tom” Kerley September 5, 1955 (Age 16 years) Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Rhonda Renee Henry February 25, 1966 (Age 26 years) Georgia, United States
Death of a father	William Ernest Kerley September 24, 1967 (Age 28 years) Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 6 years) Vietnam 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
Birth of a son #2	Terry Wayne Henry about 1975 (Age 35 years) Fulton, Georgia, United States
Death of a brother	Ernest Gordon Kerley July 3, 1977 (Age 38 years) Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a half-sister	Arkie Avalee Kerley March 12, 1979 (Age 39 years) Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death of a mother	Mary May Tollett October 25, 1981 (Age 42 years) Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Toy Kerley January 27, 1986 (Age 46 years) Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a sister	Myrtle Lee Kerley February 18, 1988 (Age 48 years) Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Roger Kerley May 7, 1996 (Age 56 years) Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley July 8, 1998 (Age 59 years) Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Ray Kerley April 21, 2006 (Age 66 years) Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death of a sister	Violet Ruth Kerley December 13, 2009 (Age 70 years) Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death of a sister	Syble Elizabeth Kerley August 17, 2011 (Age 72 years) Franklin, Heard, Georgia, United States
Death of a sister	Willie Mae Kerley November 29, 2012 (Age 73 years) Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death of a daughter	Rhonda Renee Henry December 6, 2022 (Age 83 years) Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia, United States
Death of a son	Terry Wayne Henry October 8, 2023 (Age 84 years)
Death	August 29, 2024 (Age 85 years) Hapeville, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie Houston Arkie Avalee Kerley Family with spouse Mary May Tollett Myrtle Lee Kerley Ray Kerley Violet Ruth Kerley Roger Kerley Toy Kerley Willie Mae Kerley Syble Elizabeth Kerley Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley Anna Bess Kerley Ernest Gordon Kerley Lois Kerley Flossie Kerley William Ernest Kerley Birth: September 24, 1890 22 18 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1967 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Ernest Kerley Myrtle Lee Kerley Ray Kerley Violet Ruth Kerley Roger Kerley Toy Kerley Willie Mae Kerley Syble Elizabeth Kerley Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley Anna Bess Kerley Ernest Gordon Kerley Lois Kerley Flossie Kerley Mary May Tollett Birth: May 12, 1896 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1981 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clyde Webb Myrtle Lee Kerley Birth: January 30, 1913 22 16 — Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: February 18, 1988 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Lee Payne Ray Kerley Birth: April 17, 1915 24 18 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 21, 2006 — Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Payne Estel Eugene Payne Wilma Lee Payne Violet Ruth Kerley Birth: June 29, 1917 26 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 13, 2009 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edna Pearl Myers Roger Kerley Birth: May 1, 1919 28 22 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1996 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maggie Ruth Davis Edward Wayne Kerley David L Kerley Alberta Kerley Toy Kerley Birth: September 23, 1921 30 25 — Big Rock, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 27, 1986 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles C “Charlie” Coffman Charles Kemp Coffman James William Coffman Willie Mae Kerley Birth: November 3, 1923 33 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 2012 — Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Marvin Dallas McGaha Robert Larry McGaha Syble Elizabeth Kerley Birth: June 18, 1926 35 30 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 17, 2011 — Franklin, Heard, Georgia, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edna Margaret Shillings Gary Ridley Kerley Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley Birth: March 16, 1929 38 32 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1998 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Anna Bess Kerley Birth: May 8, 1931 40 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 1, 1933 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lula Vernell Davis Ernest Gordon Kerley Birth: May 24, 1933 42 37 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 3, 1977 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Raymond Allen Thacker Lois Kerley Birth: June 14, 1935 44 39 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 24, 2024 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
sister	Private
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rhonda Renee Henry Terry Wayne Henry Flossie Kerley Birth: May 10, 1939 48 42 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: August 29, 2024 — Hapeville, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie Houston Arkie Avalee Kerley Family with spouse Mary May Tollett Myrtle Lee Kerley Ray Kerley Violet Ruth Kerley Roger Kerley Toy Kerley Willie Mae Kerley Syble Elizabeth Kerley Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley Anna Bess Kerley Ernest Gordon Kerley Lois Kerley Flossie Kerley William Ernest Kerley Birth: September 24, 1890 22 18 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1967 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Ernest Kerley Arkie Avalee Kerley Susie Houston Birth: March 18, 1893 — Linary, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 13, 1909 — Linary, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: April 19, 1908 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
11 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Garfield “Willie” Dodson Arkie Avalee Kerley Birth: March 28, 1909 18 16 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1979 — Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

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husband	Private
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rhonda Renee Henry Terry Wayne Henry Flossie Kerley Birth: May 10, 1939 48 42 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: August 29, 2024 — Hapeville, Fulton, Georgia, United States
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
son	Private
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rhonda Renee Henry Birth: February 25, 1966 26 — Georgia, United States Death: December 6, 2022 — Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia, United States
10 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Terry Wayne Henry Birth: about 1975 35 — Fulton, Georgia, United States Death: October 8, 2023

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Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Houston “Tom” Kerley Nancy Elizabeth Selby	William Ernest Kerley 1890–1967
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary May Tollett 1896–1981
elder sister Family Clyde Webb	Myrtle Lee Kerley 1913–1988
elder brother Family Ruby Lee Payne	Ray Kerley 1915–2006
elder sister Family Richard Payne Estel Eugene Payne Wilma Lee Payne Private	Violet Ruth Kerley 1917–2009
elder brother Family Edna Pearl Myers Private Private	Roger Kerley 1919–1996
elder brother Family Maggie Ruth Davis Edward Wayne Kerley David L Kerley Private Alberta Kerley	Toy Kerley 1921–1986
elder sister Family Charles C “Charlie” Coffman Charles Kemp Coffman James William Coffman Private Private Private	Willie Mae Kerley 1923–2012
elder sister Family Marvin Dallas McGaha Robert Larry McGaha Private Private	Syble Elizabeth Kerley 1926–2011
elder brother Family Edna Margaret Shillings Gary Ridley Kerley Private Private	Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley 1929–1998
elder sister Family (none)	Anna Bess Kerley 1931–1933
elder brother Family Lula Vernell Davis Private Private	Ernest Gordon Kerley 1933–1977
elder sister Family Raymond Allen Thacker Private Private Private	Lois Kerley 1935–2024
sister Family (none)	Private
herself Family Private Private Private Private Rhonda Renee Henry Terry Wayne Henry	Flossie Kerley 1939–2024
Father’s family with Susie Houston
father Parents Thomas Houston “Tom” Kerley Nancy Elizabeth Selby	William Ernest Kerley 1890–1967
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Susie Houston 1893–1909
half-sister Family William Garfield “Willie” Dodson	Arkie Avalee Kerley 1909–1979
Family with Private
husband Parents (unknown)	Private
herself Parents William Ernest Kerley Mary May Tollett	Flossie Kerley 1939–2024
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family Private Private Private	Rhonda Renee Henry 1966–2022
son Family (none)	Terry Wayne Henry 1975–2023