Alva Lou WoodAge: 79 years1887–1966
- Name
- Alva Lou Wood
- Given names
- Alva Lou
- Surname
- Wood
- Married name
- Alva Lou Shemwell
 Birth | April 9, 1887 |
 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 |
 Marriage | Henry Claude Shemwell — View this family February 16, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Wood Shemwell May 6, 1912 (Age 25 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Annie Lou Shemwell October 10, 1918 (Age 31 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 1, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Claudine Shemwell November 8, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Annie Lou Shemwell February 8, 1928 (Age 40 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Annie Lou Shemwell February 8, 1928 (Age 40 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Laura Jean Shemwell April 28, 1931 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1940 (Age 53 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 |
| Marriage of a child | George Theodore “Cap” Powers — Claudine Shemwell — View this family about 1945 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Patrick Shemwell Powers October 26, 1946 (Age 59 years) Associate: Michael Wood “Mike” Powers
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| Birth of a grandson #2 | Michael Wood “Mike” Powers October 26, 1946 (Age 59 years) Associate: Patrick Shemwell Powers
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| Census | April 11, 1950 (Age 63 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 |
| 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 | September 27, 1966 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Thomas Kendrick Wood Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Alva Lou Wood Birth: April 9, 1887 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 27, 1966 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Henry Claude Shemwell |
| husband |
Henry Claude Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1884 26 22 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 21, 1967 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Alva Lou Wood Birth: April 9, 1887 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 27, 1966 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 16, 1910 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
William Wood Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1912 27 25 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1988 — Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Annie Lou Shemwell Birth: October 10, 1918 34 31 — Pottsville, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 8, 1928 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Claudine Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1920 36 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 2003 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years daughter |
Laura Jean Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1931 46 44 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 2018 — Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household
Folsomdale, Graves Ky.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household
Graves Ky.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household
US Hwy 45 Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household
Highway 45 Graves, Kentucky
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