Luella “Ella” ShemwellAge: 93 years1871–1964
- Name
- Luella “Ella” Shemwell
- Given names
- Luella
- Nickname
- Ella
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Luella Kelly
- Married name
- Luella Hager
 Birth | January 7, 1871 21 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Luther Edgar Shemwell September 24, 1874 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 |
| Birth of a brother | George Shemwell about 1877 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 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 sister | Sarah Florence Shemwell December 23, 1879 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Artie M Shemwell April 17, 1883 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell November 1, 1885 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zora May Shemwell December 20, 1887 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell March 11, 1891 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | William C “Max” Hager — View this family April 7, 1891 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Max Hager March 3, 1892 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage | Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly — View this family March 4, 1895 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy March 7, 1895 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Angeline “Angie” Gray — View this family June 25, 1895 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nannie Ruth Kelly November 13, 1895 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Lynn Dotson Kelly December 31, 1896 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Leona Pearl Kelly January 26, 1898 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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 half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell January 15, 1899 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Grace May “Gracie” Kelly calculated 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Edna Lucille Hensley about 1914 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 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 child | Reggie Lee Hamilton — Grace May “Gracie” Kelly — View this family March 25, 1918 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Wheeler Pullen — Leona Pearl Kelly — View this family June 18, 1918 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lynn Dotson Kelly — Phoebe Katherine Joyner — View this family August 11, 1918 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 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 46 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 grandson #2 | Charles Mason Hamilton March 13, 1919 (Age 48 years) Address: Binghampton |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Evelyn Marie Kelly May 5, 1919 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Chester Wright — Nannie Ruth Kelly — View this family about 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charles Mason Hamilton April 12, 1920 (Age 49 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Marriage of a child | … Rogalski — Nannie Ruth Kelly — View this family after 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | … Moore — Grace May “Gracie” Kelly — View this family after 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell January 9, 1921 (Age 50 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: W. H. McMillan, Erin Tn. |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Edward “Billy” Hamilton May 11, 1921 (Age 50 years) Address: Binghamton |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Annie May Pullen October 25, 1921 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Annie May Pullen October 27, 1921 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Martha Jane Pullen 1923 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Mary D “Molly” Alderson — View this family June 5, 1928 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William Austin Hager April 12, 1929 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 58 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 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Robert Gene “Bobby” Hager calculated 1932 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Mary Maxine Hager March 20, 1933 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luther Edgar Shemwell August 8, 1935 (Age 64 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
| Death of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell September 6, 1935 (Age 64 years) Cause: Diabetic coma |
| Death of a brother | Artie M Shemwell January 21, 1936 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clint Leslie Burcham — Leona Pearl Kelly — View this family between 1940 and 1950 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a son | Lynn Dotson Kelly March 31, 1944 (Age 73 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 husband | Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly October 30, 1945 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Martha Jane Pullen 1947 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Grace May “Gracie” Kelly July 12, 1947 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a son | William Max Hager August 2, 1949 (Age 78 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nannie Ruth Kelly May 16, 1950 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 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 sister | Zora May Shemwell October 5, 1956 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Florence Shemwell August 1, 1958 (Age 87 years) Note: Name on Death Certificate reported by daughter |
| Death of a half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell May 23, 1961 (Age 90 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 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 | May 23, 1964 (Age 93 years) Cause of death: Terminal Pneumonia |
 Burial | May 25, 1964 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy Birth: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1895 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell Birth: November 1, 1885 36 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1921 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mamie Flora Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1891 41 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1935 — McKinnon, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Angeline “Angie” Gray |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Angeline “Angie” Gray Birth: June 1858 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1924 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Lee Roy Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1899 49 40 Death: May 23, 1961 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1928 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William C “Max” Hager |
| husband |
William C “Max” Hager Birth: Kentucky, United States Death: |
| herself |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 7, 1891 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months son |
William Max Hager Birth: March 3, 1892 21 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 1949 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly |
| husband |
Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly Birth: October 18, 1871 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1945 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 months daughter |
Nannie Ruth Kelly Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: May 16, 1950 — Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months son |
Lynn Dotson Kelly Birth: December 31, 1896 25 25 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1944 — Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Leona Pearl Kelly Birth: January 26, 1898 26 27 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1970 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Grace May “Gracie” Kelly Birth: calculated 1900 28 28 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1947 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents George Franklin Connell + Nancy Ann Shemwell
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enem. by W. M. McElroy Daughter 1 yo. no name.. Florence is in the 1900 census as 19 yo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Mason “Tobe” Kelly - Household
Waverly, Humphries, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Mason “Tobe” Kelly - Household
Main Street Waverly, Humphries, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Mason “Tobe” Kelly - Household
225 College Street Union, Obion, Tennessee
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