George Shemwell1877–
- Name
- George Shemwell
- Given names
- George
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | about 1877 27 24 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah Florence Shemwell December 23, 1879 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Artie M Shemwell April 17, 1883 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell November 1, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zora May Shemwell December 20, 1887 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell March 11, 1891 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy March 7, 1895 (Age 18 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Angeline “Angie” Gray — View this family June 25, 1895 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell January 15, 1899 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell January 9, 1921 (Age 44 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: W. H. McMillan, Erin Tn. |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Mary D “Molly” Alderson — View this family June 5, 1928 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 | Luther Edgar Shemwell August 8, 1935 (Age 58 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
| Death of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell September 6, 1935 (Age 58 years) Cause: Diabetic coma |
| Death of a brother | Artie M Shemwell January 21, 1936 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 73 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 |
| Death of a sister | Zora May Shemwell October 5, 1956 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Florence Shemwell August 1, 1958 (Age 81 years) Note: Name on Death Certificate reported by daughter |
| Death of a half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell May 23, 1961 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Luella “Ella” Shemwell May 23, 1964 (Age 87 years) Cause: Terminal Pneumonia |
| Burial of a sister | Luella “Ella” Shemwell May 25, 1964 (Age 87 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy Birth: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1895 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
George Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell Birth: November 1, 1885 36 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1921 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mamie Flora Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1891 41 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1935 — McKinnon, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Angeline “Angie” Gray |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Angeline “Angie” Gray Birth: June 1858 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1924 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Lee Roy Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1899 49 40 Death: May 23, 1961 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1928 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
George Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents George Franklin Connell + Nancy Ann Shemwell
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enem. by W. M. McElroy Daughter 1 yo. no name.. Florence is in the 1900 census as 19 yo. |