The Shemwell Family

Samuel Anderson ShemwellAge: 77 years18731950

Name
Samuel Anderson Shemwell
Given names
Samuel Anderson
Surname
Shemwell
Birth June 3, 1873 30 28
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

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 sisterMittie Sue Earl Shemwell
August 19, 1879 (Age 6 years)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Shemwell
August 28, 1881 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterJeffery Tood Shemwell
September 18, 1881 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAnderson Coursey
October 12, 1888 (Age 15 years)
MarriageLillie Elizabeth FloodView this family
October 16, 1892 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nina Shemwell
March 28, 1894 (Age 20 years)
Death of a daughterNina Shemwell
May 17, 1895 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James William Shemwell
March 28, 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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Veva Irene Shemwell
May 5, 1899 (Age 25 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMatilda Whitlow
November 13, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Samuel Bruce Shemwell
March 29, 1901 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Daisy Lee Shemwell
July 26, 1903 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterDaisy Lee Shemwell
August 12, 1904 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterJeffery Tood Shemwell
July 15, 1905 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Frances “Fannie” Shemwell
August 29, 1908 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lou B Shemwell
1909 (Age 35 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPermelia Belinda Rickman
September 30, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childHerbert TabbVeva Irene ShemwellView this family
December 24, 1914 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Carrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell
September 27, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Velma Lenore Tabb
November 1, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherJames Marcus Shemwell
July 20, 1916 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childJames William ShemwellViola Bell WhiteView this family
October 28, 1917 (Age 44 years)
Military
WWI Draft Registration Bernice Wesley Gray 1918.jpg
1918 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Caldwell “Bill” Tabb
May 17, 1918 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 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 44 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 sonJames William Shemwell
February 19, 1919 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a daughterLou B Shemwell
before 1920 (Age 46 years)

Census January 13, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Violet Elizabeth Tabb
April 5, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherPenelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey
August 10, 1922 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Rev. Adrian Shemwell Tabb
December 29, 1924 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Iva Modella Tabb
December 20, 1927 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 4, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Roland Chrittenden Tabb
September 22, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Malone Shemwell
August 19, 1937 (Age 64 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
James Anderson “Jim” Shemwell
March 1, 1943 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childHerman JohnsonFrances “Fannie” ShemwellView this family
about 1943 (Age 69 years)

Death of a grandsonRoland Chrittenden Tabb
December 17, 1944 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 17, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 76 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 72 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
Religion
Methodist
before 1950 (Age 76 years)

Death August 30, 1950 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elk Lick Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 15, 1867Logan, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder sister
4 years
himself
6 years
younger sister
Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell
Birth: August 19, 1879 37 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1963Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Jeffery Tood Shemwell
Birth: September 18, 1881 39 36Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 15, 1905Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Lillie Elizabeth Flood - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 16, 1892Logan, Kentucky, United States
17 months
daughter
Nina Shemwell
Birth: March 28, 1894 20 17Kentucky, United States
Death: May 17, 1895Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
James William Shemwell
Birth: March 28, 1897 23 20Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1919Camp Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
23 months
son
Samuel Bruce Shemwell
Birth: March 29, 1901 27 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 20, 1996Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Daisy Lee Shemwell
Birth: July 26, 1903 30 27Kentucky, United States
Death: August 12, 1904Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Frances “Fannie” Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1908 35 32Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1, 1999Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
16 months
daughter
Lou B Shemwell
Birth: 1909 35 32Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1920
7 years
son
Carrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell
Birth: September 27, 1915 42 39Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 1991Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Mand Shemwell - Household

Sharon, Todd, KY

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
James M ShemwellWM37headMFarmerKYKYKY
Fannie C ShemwellWF35wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYVA
Alice M ShemwellWF10daughterSKYKYKY
Samuel A ShemwellWM7sonSKYKYKY
Susan E ShemwellWF9modaughterSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, S AheadWMJun187326M6KYKYKYFarmer
Shemwell, LilliewifeWFJul187623M632KYKYKY
Shemwell, James WsonWMMar18973SKYKYKY
Shemwell, VevadaughterWFMay18991SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, S AheadMW36M13KYKYKYFarmer
Shemwell, LilliewifeFW33M1364KYKYKY
Shemwell, JamessonMW13SKYKYKY
Shemwell, IrenedaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Shemwell, RobertsonMW8SKYKYKY
Shemwell, FanniedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Lou BdaughterFW1SKYKYKY

She has 6 children born, 4 living children. -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentuckywell

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, S AheadMW46MKYKYKYFarrmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, Lillie EwifeFW43MKYKYKY
Shemwell, BrucesonMW18SKYKYKY
Shemwell, FanniedaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Carol AsonMW4-8mSKYKYKY
Shemwell, Viola Wdaughter in lawFW20WdKYKYKY

says Fannie is 11? -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, S AheadMW55M19KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, LilliewifeFW52M16KYKYKY
Shemwell, BrucesonMW29SKYKYKYMinisterBaptist church
Shemwell, FanniedaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Shemwell, AndersonsonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Hwy 106 Rt.2 Lewisburg Ky. Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Sam AheadMW66MKYSame houseFarmingFarm
Shemwell, LillieXwifeFW63MKYSame house
Shemwell, S BrucesonMW39SKYSame houseFarmingFarm
Shemwell, FrancesdaughterFW31MKYSame house

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Samuel AheadMW76MarKY
Shemwell, Lillie EwifeFW73MarKY
Shemwell, Samuel BsonMW49NevKY