Leonard Mason ShemwellAge: 88 years1891–1979
- Name
- Leonard Mason Shemwell
- Given names
- Leonard Mason
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 8, 1891 34 33 |
 Birth of a brother | Albert Ennis Shemwell May 6, 1894 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 brother | Charles Howard Shemwell August 17, 1899 (Age 8 years) Note: He is in June 1900 Census |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 19 years) |
 Occupation | Miner 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ida Abigail Shemwell February 8, 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Allie Gray Shemwell December 19, 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Allie Gray Shemwell February 12, 1918 (Age 26 years) Cause: Bronchitis & Meningitis |
| Burial of a daughter | Allie Gray Shemwell February 13, 1918 (Age 26 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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/ |
| Birth of a son #3 | Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell December 13, 1919 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Leonard Donald Shemwell September 8, 1921 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 30 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Claudene Shemwell January 31, 1924 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Eula Mae Shemwell July 5, 1925 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Laura Joetta Shemwell March 31, 1929 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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 | May 3, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Hershal Raymond Mathis April 25, 1937 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Beatrice Shemwell August 3, 1937 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell — Margaret Cook — View this family estimated 1939 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | JoAnn Draper December 14, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James “Dallas” Draper — Claudene Shemwell — View this family estimated 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Dallas Lee “Jimmy” Draper January 19, 1945 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Leonard Lozelle “Stoney” Stone November 12, 1946 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 7, 1950 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ethel Alice Shemwell July 3, 1950 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 brother | William Joseph “Will” Shemwell February 20, 1955 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ladonna Sue “Susie” Shemwell August 28, 1957 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Howard Shemwell May 18, 1961 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harry Fountain Shemwell December 16, 1967 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a son | Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell November 29, 1969 (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jesse Hillard — Laura Joetta Shemwell — View this family before 1971 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 | Baptist before 1979 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | October 3, 1979 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ethel Alice Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1887 31 30 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1950 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
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2 years himself |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Eulah Swan Gunn |
| himself |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Eulah Swan Gunn Birth: May 6, 1897 29 25 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: April 13, 1988 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Ida Abigail Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1916 24 18 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1999 — Culver, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Allie Gray Shemwell Birth: December 19, 1917 26 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1918 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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21 months son |
Leonard Donald Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1921 30 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1997 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Claudene Shemwell Birth: January 31, 1924 32 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 2010 — Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Eula Mae Shemwell Birth: July 5, 1925 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 2009 — Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Laura Joetta Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1929 38 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 2014 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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Leonard Mason Shemwell has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents James Andrew Tomerlin + Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
Parents Sylvester Millard Brown + Drusilla F Shemwell
Parents John L Shemwell + Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones
Parents Samuel M Shemwell + Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Mason Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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