Benjamin Floyd “Shem” ShemwellAge: 64 years1901–1966
- Name
- Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell
- Given names
- Benjamin Floyd
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Shem
 Birth | November 26, 1901 32 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Euell Eldon Shemwell June 29, 1907 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eliza Jane Reed October 31, 1908 (Age 6 years) Cause: Kicked by a mule |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Cleo Orlando Shemwell October 14, 1914 (Age 12 years) twin: Leo Shemwell
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| Birth of a brother | Leo Shemwell October 14, 1914 (Age 12 years) twin: Cleo Orlando Shemwell
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| Death of a brother | Leo Shemwell October 14, 1914 (Age 12 years) Cause: Died at birth |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 18 years) |
| Death of a father | Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell December 19, 1924 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 |
| Death of a brother | Cleo Orlando Shemwell June 6, 1938 (Age 36 years) Cause: Burning |
| Burial of a brother | Cleo Orlando Shemwell June 6, 1938 (Age 36 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pearsall Cemetery |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Peggy Jo Shemwell July 15, 1939 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Shannon Lee Shemwell November 4, 1940 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Euell Eldon Shemwell October 24, 1941 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 mother | Edna Blanche Cunningham October 29, 1950 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 | November 18, 1966 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Llano Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1869 40 32 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: December 19, 1924 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Edna Blanche Cunningham Birth: January 21, 1874 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: October 29, 1950 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: April 13, 1890 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Shannon Lee Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1891 21 17 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: November 4, 1940 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Henry Roy Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1894 24 20 — Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1984 |
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4 years elder brother |
Clyde David Shemwell Birth: August 25, 1897 28 23 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: March 17, 1984 — Neelyville, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years himself |
Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1901 32 27 — Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: November 18, 1966 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Euell Eldon Shemwell Birth: June 29, 1907 37 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 24, 1941 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Cleo Orlando Shemwell Birth: October 14, 1914 45 40 — Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: June 6, 1938 — Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States |
| younger brother |
Leo Shemwell Birth: October 14, 1914 45 40 — Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: October 14, 1914 — Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Bernice Hall |
| himself |
Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1901 32 27 — Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: November 18, 1966 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Bernice Hall Birth: September 19, 1906 — Bowie, Texas, United States Death: June 23, 2004 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
Peggy Jo Shemwell Birth: July 15, 1939 37 32 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States Death: December 7, 2003 |
| daughter |
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Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents James Pascal Shemwell + Leota Gardola “Pluggie” Ruff
Parents Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell + Louisa Ann “Anna” Legate
Parents Paul A Lewis + Henryetta Adaline Shemwell
Parents Calvin R Shemwell + Cora Elizabeth Huntsinger
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household
Stephens Street Carpenter, Clay, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household
Stephens Street Success, Clay, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell - Household
815 N. Mesquite San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
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