Bland James “B J” ShemwellAge: 56 years1891–1947
- Name
- Bland James “B J” Shemwell
- Given names
- Bland James
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- B J
 Birth | August 15, 1891 30 26 |
 Birth of a brother | Rexford Lee Shemwell October 4, 1892 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Vincent Bryan Shemwell July 2, 1898 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luke B Shemwell October 10, 1900 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Barrett Talmadge Shemwell January 6, 1901 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 22 years) Cause: Old Age |
 Marriage | Hattie Belle McWhorter — View this family December 6, 1916 (Age 25 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 |
 Military | WWI Draft Registration June 5, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
| 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/ |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | James Love Shemwell March 25, 1925 (Age 33 years) Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers |
| 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 | April 11, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
 Residence | about 1943 (Age 51 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 |
| 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 |
 Death | November 16, 1947 (Age 56 years) Address: Near Cause of death: Auto Accident |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges Birth: October 27, 1864 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1888 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 months elder brother |
Luke B Shemwell Birth: June 20, 1888 27 23 — Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1900 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Jessie Frances Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1889 28 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1983 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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23 months himself |
Bland James “B J” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 16, 1947 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Rexford Lee Shemwell Birth: October 4, 1892 31 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1973 |
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6 years younger brother |
Vincent Bryan Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1989 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1977 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Hattie Belle McWhorter |
| himself |
Bland James “B J” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 16, 1947 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States |
| wife |
Hattie Belle McWhorter Birth: about 1890 35 — Nebraska, United States Death: 1963 |
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Marriage: December 6, 1916 — Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
Bland James “B J” Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Lynn Boyd Shemwell + Margaret M “Maggie” Reid
Parents William Ferel Collie + Ella N Shemwell
Parents George Washington Shemwell + Minnie J Carlile
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Bland James “B J” Shemwell - Household
Atchison, Missouri, United States
Boarding with Herman Bredensteiner family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Bland James “B J” Shemwell - Household
Waterloo, Douglas, Nebraska
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Bland James “B J” Shemwell - Household
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
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