Mayme Lee ShemwellAge: 72 years1887–1960
- Name
- Mayme Lee Shemwell
- Given names
- Mayme Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mayme Lee Parker
- Married name
- Mayme Lee Plumm
- Married name
- Mayme Lee Sherwood
- Married name
- Mayme Lee Ganz
- Married name
- Mayme Lee Plum
 Birth | December 1887 29 18 |
 Death of a brother | Minor Bird Shemwell July 3, 1888 (Age 7 months) Cause: Flux |
| Birth of a sister | Myrtle Shemwell March 1892 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 1, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Olivia “Ollie” McCauley after June 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edward E Bigham — Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar — View this family Type: Civil marriage April 3, 1904 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | John Humphrey Parker — View this family September 26, 1907 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lucille Maria “Lucy” Parker June 30, 1908 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Marshall Vance Parker February 14, 1913 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Humphrey Parker February 4, 1916 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Religious marriage | William W Plum — View this family July 5, 1918 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 13, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar March 20, 1921 (Age 33 years) |
| Civil marriage | William J Sherwood — View this family September 22, 1924 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 5, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage | Clemens Domonic Ganz — View this family before 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 20, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | Clemens Domonic Ganz August 11, 1952 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Nancy Lee Hill February 15, 1956 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 | July 8, 1960 (Age 72 years) Cause of death: Colon Cancer |
 Burial | July 11, 1960 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Lawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1885 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: October 9, 1902 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Minor Bird Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1886 27 17 Death: July 3, 1888 — East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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14 months herself |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Myrtle Shemwell Birth: March 1892 33 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1980 |
| Mother’s family with Edward E Bigham |
| step-father |
Edward E Bigham Birth: May 11, 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: July 11, 1932 — St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1904 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| Family with John Humphrey Parker |
| husband |
John Humphrey Parker Birth: March 8, 1866 — Massac, Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 1916 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1907 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Lucille Maria “Lucy” Parker Birth: June 30, 1908 42 20 — Missouri, United States Death: April 1, 1999 — Missouri, United States |
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5 years son |
Marshall Vance Parker Birth: February 14, 1913 46 25 — Missouri, United States Death: August 7, 1974 |
| Family with William J Sherwood |
| husband |
William J Sherwood Birth: 1894 — Evanston, Spencer, Indiana, United States Death: April 18, 1966 — St. Louis, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 22, 1924 — |
| Family with Clemens Domonic Ganz |
| husband |
Clemens Domonic Ganz Birth: May 9, 1871 — Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: August 11, 1952 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: before 1940 — |
| Family with William W Plum |
| husband |
William W Plum Death: |
| herself |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 5, 1918 — Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States |
Mayme Lee Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents James H Shemwell + Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell
Parents Edward Shemwell + Lizzie Cooper
Parents James Henry Roby + Emma Jane Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Jackson Shemwell - Household
1900 Birds Point, Mississippi, MO
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John U Parker - Household
St James, Mississippi, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Shemwell - Household
1220 Strange Ave St. Louis, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William J Sherwood - Household
4038 Blaine Ave St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clemens Domonic Ganz - Household
Ringer Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri
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