The Shemwell Family

Edna Blanche CunninghamAge: 76 years18741950

Name
Edna Blanche Cunningham
Given names
Edna Blanche
Surname
Cunningham
Married name
Edna Blanche Shemwell
Birth January 21, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Religious marriageLovelace Lacewell ShemwellView this family
April 13, 1890 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Shannon Lee Shemwell
March 17, 1891 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Roy Shemwell
March 7, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Clyde David Shemwell
August 25, 1897 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
Census June 22, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell
November 26, 1901 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Euell Eldon Shemwell
June 29, 1907 (Age 33 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childShannon Lee ShemwellAnne Laurie AndersonView this family
May 30, 1914 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Cleo Orlando Shemwell
October 14, 1914 (Age 40 years)
twin: Leo Shemwell
Birth of a son
#7
Leo Shemwell
October 14, 1914 (Age 40 years)
twin: Cleo Orlando Shemwell
Death of a sonLeo Shemwell
October 14, 1914 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Died at birth
Birth of a grandson
#1
Shannon Lee Shemwell Jr.
March 2, 1915 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 20, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Smiley A Shemwell
September 10, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childClyde David ShemwellKrata Eileen WaddleView this family
about 1923 (Age 48 years)

Death of a husbandLovelace Lacewell Shemwell
December 19, 1924 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childClyde David ShemwellTrulla Vernus HudsonView this family
November 28, 1926 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 29, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Roy ShemwellAlma RungeView this family
May 3, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Shirley LaVerne Shemwell
August 27, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Ronald Ray “Ron” Shemwell
December 17, 1935 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childEuell Eldon ShemwellMamie Lee ClucksView this family
May 4, 1938 (Age 64 years)

Death of a sonCleo Orlando Shemwell
June 6, 1938 (Age 64 years)
Cause: Burning
Burial of a sonCleo Orlando Shemwell
June 6, 1938 (Age 64 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pearsall Cemetery
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Peggy Jo Shemwell
July 15, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Census May 20, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonShannon Lee Shemwell
November 4, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonEuell Eldon Shemwell
October 24, 1941 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 75 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 71 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 October 29, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pitman Cemetery
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mother
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herself
Marriage: April 13, 1890Randolph, Arkansas, United States
11 months
son
Shannon Lee Shemwell
Birth: March 17, 1891 21 17Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 4, 1940Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
4 years
son
4 years
son
Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell
Birth: November 26, 1901 32 27Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 18, 1966Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
6 years
son
Euell Eldon Shemwell
Birth: June 29, 1907 37 33Arkansas, United States
Death: October 24, 1941Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
7 years
son
Cleo Orlando Shemwell
Birth: October 14, 1914 45 40Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 6, 1938Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States
son
Leo Shemwell
Birth: October 14, 1914 45 40Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 14, 1914Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household

Clay Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Love L ShemwellheadWMAug 186930M10--ARNCKYFarmer
Edna B ShemwellwifeWFJan 187426M1033ARTNTN
Shannon ShemwellsonWMMar 18919S---ARARAR
Henry R ShemwellsonWMMar 18946S---ARARAR
David C ShemwellsonWMAug 18972S---ARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household

Stephens Street Carpenter, Clay, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, Lovelace LheadMW40M20ARNCKYFarmerTenant
Shemwell, Edna BwifeFW36M2055ARTNTN
Shemwell, Shannon LsonMW19SARARARStenotypistBusiness Co?
Shemwell, Roy HsonMW16SARARAR
Shemwell, David CsonMW12SARARAR
Shemwell, Benjamin FsonMW8SARARAR
Shemwell, Euell EsonMW2SARARAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household

Stephens Street Success, Clay, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, Lovelace LheadMW50MARNCKYFarmer
Shemwell, Edna BwifeFW45MARTNTN
Shemwell, Clyde DsonMW22MARARARSalesmanGeneral Store
Shemwell, Floyd BsonMW18SARARAR
Shemwell, Euell EsonMW12SARARAR
Shemwell, Cleo OsonMW5SARARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edna Blanche Cunningham - Household

San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Edna BheadFW56WdARTNTN
Shemwell, Roy HsonMW35SARARARSalesmanRadiator
Shemwell, Cleo OsonMW15SARARAR
Nilmer, LeggatenieceFW22SARTNTNClerkMerchantile Ass.?

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Euell Eldon Shemwell - Household

807 Eagle Ford Road Dallas, Texas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, E EheadMW32MARSame placeTruck DriverTransportation Motor-
Shemwell, Mamie LeeXwifeFW39MTXSame place
Shemwell, EdnamotherFW66WdSame placeAR