The Shemwell Family

Betty L ShemwellAge: 48 years19231972

Name
Betty L Shemwell
Given names
Betty L
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Betty L Sawhill
Married name
Betty L Williams
Birth February 9, 1923 22 19
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Shemwell
November 27, 1925 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterJuanita Marie Shemwell
February 26, 1927 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 25, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherAlbert Neal Shemwell
June 25, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Death of a husbandPvt. Richard “Dick” Sawhill
November 11, 1944 (Age 21 years)
Note: K.I.A.
Death of a sisterJuanita Marie Shemwell
December 3, 1944 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
MarriagePhillip R WilliamsView this family
March 6, 1948 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 paternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Crowell
October 28, 1966 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 January 14, 1972 (Age 48 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunland Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1919Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder brother
James Neil “Jim” Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1921 20 18Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: January 14, 2012Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
17 months
herself
Betty L Shemwell
Birth: February 9, 1923 22 19Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: January 14, 1972Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
4 years
younger sister
Juanita Marie Shemwell
Birth: February 26, 1927 26 23Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: December 3, 1944Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Family with Pvt. Richard “Dick” Sawhill - View this family
husband
Pvt. Richard “Dick” Sawhill
Birth: November 23, 1919Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
Death: November 11, 1944France
herself
Betty L Shemwell
Birth: February 9, 1923 22 19Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: January 14, 1972Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Phillip R Williams - View this family
husband
Phillip R Williams
Birth: July 24, 1920Fort Erie, Niagra, Ontario, Canada
Burial: Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
herself
Betty L Shemwell
Birth: February 9, 1923 22 19Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: January 14, 1972Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Marriage: March 6, 1948Summit, Ohio, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Neal Shemwell - Household

Congo Street Tallmadge, Summit, Ohio

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Albert NheadMW29M19KYKYKY
Shemwell, Marie EwifeFW26M16KYKYKYBand BuilderRubber Shop
Shemwell, James NsonMW8SOHKYKY
Shemwell, Betty LdaughterFW7SOHKYKY
Shemwell, Juanita MdaughterFW3SOHKYKY