Florence Wood WilkersonAge: 86 years1880–1967
- Name
- Florence Wood Wilkerson
- Given names
- Florence Wood
- Surname
- Wilkerson
- Married name
- Florence Wood Shemwell
 Birth | August 31, 1880 31 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Harmon Vernon Wilkerson October 3, 1882 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Snow “Jenny” Wilkerson August 17, 1884 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Puryear Wilkerson September 19, 1886 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Carl Lewis “Coon” Wilkerson May 26, 1888 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bettie Bola Wilkerson September 9, 1890 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Hollar Wilkerson August 27, 1892 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 |
 Religious marriage | Isaac Newton Shemwell — View this family March 27, 1912 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ruby Mae Shemwell June 30, 1913 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry George Shemwell December 23, 1914 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 26, 1920 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Lewis Cass Wilkerson June 12, 1920 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bettie Bola Shemwell November 18, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bettie Bola Wilkerson July 20, 1921 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eoline Hamlet Puryear June 28, 1923 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Ethel Wilkerson September 14, 1929 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 1, 1930 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | Isaac Newton Shemwell January 24, 1936 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harmon Vernon Wilkerson April 7, 1939 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 |
| Death of a brother | Edwin Irvan Wilkerson April 25, 1948 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Puryear Wilkerson September 28, 1949 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 Young Wilkerson February 19, 1956 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Carl Lewis “Coon” Wilkerson May 10, 1961 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 | August 20, 1967 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lewis Cass Wilkerson Birth: October 1, 1848 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1920 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eoline Hamlet Puryear Birth: July 25, 1852 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1923 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1872 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Thomas W Wilkerson Birth: August 5, 1874 25 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1875 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Frances Ethel Wilkerson Birth: January 24, 1876 27 23 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 1929 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
William Young Wilkerson Birth: September 22, 1877 28 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1956 — Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Edwin Irvan Wilkerson Birth: February 20, 1879 30 26 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1948 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months herself |
Florence Wood Wilkerson Birth: August 31, 1880 31 28 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1967 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Harmon Vernon Wilkerson Birth: October 3, 1882 34 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1939 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Virginia Snow “Jenny” Wilkerson Birth: August 17, 1884 35 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
John Puryear Wilkerson Birth: September 19, 1886 37 34 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1949 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Carl Lewis “Coon” Wilkerson Birth: May 26, 1888 39 35 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: May 10, 1961 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Bettie Bola Wilkerson Birth: September 9, 1890 41 38 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1921 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Joseph Hollar Wilkerson Birth: August 27, 1892 43 40 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Isaac Newton Shemwell |
| husband |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Florence Wood Wilkerson Birth: August 31, 1880 31 28 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1967 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 27, 1912 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Ruby Mae Shemwell Birth: June 30, 1913 54 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 2004 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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18 months son |
Henry George Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1914 55 34 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 2007 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Bettie Bola Shemwell Birth: November 18, 1920 61 40 Death: June 22, 1978 |
| Isaac Newton Shemwell + Nannie Bola Pryor |
| husband |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Nannie Bola Pryor Birth: November 20, 1871 24 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1904 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 27, 1894 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months step-daughter |
Mary Jeanne Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1895 36 23 Death: July 23, 1898 |
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2 years step-son |
William Isaac “Bill” Shemwell Birth: October 31, 1897 38 25 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1969 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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2 years step-son |
John Pryor Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1899 40 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1986 — Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States |
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22 months step-daughter |
Nancy Laura “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1901 42 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1999 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Clyde V Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1903 44 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 17, 1904 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
Florence Wood Wilkerson has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Newton Shemwell - Household
Symsonia Graves KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Newton Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Florence Wood Wilkerson - Household
Graves Ky.
Notes: Florence is Widowed |