John Morton “Jack” ShemwellAge: 71 years1880–1951
- Name
- John Morton “Jack” Shemwell
- Given names
- John Morton
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Jack
 Birth | March 5, 1880 33 30 |
 Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 2 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell July 26, 1882 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 30, 1884 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Louisa M Lee October 28, 1886 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Carter Shemwell July 7, 1891 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Carter Shemwell January 2, 1892 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solon Underwood Shemwell December 29, 1892 (Age 12 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Death of a brother | Edward Lee Shemwell December 7, 1896 (Age 16 years) Cause: Consumption |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a sister | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell October 13, 1898 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
 Occupation | Carpenter 1900 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Ida Jones — View this family January 1, 1901 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Virginia Juanita Shemwell about 1902 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell March 29, 1902 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 24 years) |
 Divorce | Ida Jones — View this family November 1906 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jewell Morton Shemwell October 28, 1907 (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage | Attie G Speece — View this family November 9, 1907 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell September 24, 1908 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Occupation | Carpenter 1910 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 26, 1911 (Age 31 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 28, 1911 (Age 31 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Civil marriage | Maude D Carey — View this family December 18, 1911 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 33 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Marriage of a parent | George Keyport Dorsey — Lucy Elizabeth Platt — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 17, 1915 (Age 35 years)Address: CSA Home |
| 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 20, 1920 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb July 15, 1921 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Forrest Leffler Thompson — Virginia Juanita Shemwell — View this family about 1923 (Age 42 years) |
 Residence | 1924 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 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 10, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 60 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 |
| Census | April 24, 1950 (Age 70 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 |
| 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 |
| Adoption of a son | Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Adoption: Adopted by father Note: Son of Maude, adopted by John Morton "Jack" Shemwell |
 Death | May 12, 1951 (Age 71 years) Cause of death: Lukemia |
 Burial | May 15, 1951 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William David Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1846 22 16 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1913 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1867 — |
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11 months elder brother |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Solon Underwood Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1871 24 21 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Edward Lee Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1873 26 23 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 7, 1896 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Elma Medora Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1875 28 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 30, 1876 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1878 31 28 Death: October 13, 1898 — Missouri, United States |
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21 months himself |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1882 35 32 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1902 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1884 38 35 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1911 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Infant Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1887 40 37 Death: August 4, 1887 |
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4 years younger brother |
Robert Carter Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1891 44 41 Death: January 2, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with George Keyport Dorsey |
| step-father |
George Keyport Dorsey Birth: September 24, 1844 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 28, 1925 — Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 17, 1915 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Ida Jones |
| himself |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| ex-wife |
Ida Jones Death: |
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Marriage: January 1, 1901 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: November 1906 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Virginia Juanita Shemwell Birth: about 1902 21 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Maude D Carey |
| himself |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Maude D Carey Birth: June 8, 1889 — Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1969 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 18, 1911 — |
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-3 years son |
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Adoption: Birth: September 24, 1908 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1951 — San Mateo, California, United States |
| Family with Attie G Speece |
| himself |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Attie G Speece Birth: December 24, 1884 23 22 — Missouri, United States Death: December 8, 1954 — El Dorado, California, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1907 — Henry, Missouri, United States |
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Jewell Morton Shemwell Birth: October 28, 1907 27 22 — Clinton, Missouri, United States Death: February 16, 1977 — Sacramento, California, United States |
| Benjamin H Kittrell + Ida Jones |
| wife’s husband |
Benjamin H Kittrell Death: |
| ex-wife |
Ida Jones Death: |
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Marriage: November 23, 1911 — Leavenworth, Kansas, United States |
| … … + Maude D Carey |
| wife |
Maude D Carey Birth: June 8, 1889 — Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1969 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Adoption: Birth: September 24, 1908 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1951 — San Mateo, California, United States |
| Edward E Bramel + Attie G Speece |
| wife’s husband |
Edward E Bramel Death: |
| wife |
Attie G Speece Birth: December 24, 1884 23 22 — Missouri, United States Death: December 8, 1954 — El Dorado, California, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1911 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States |
| Private + Attie G Speece |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Attie G Speece Birth: December 24, 1884 23 22 — Missouri, United States Death: December 8, 1954 — El Dorado, California, United States |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (30)
Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, MO
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household
Whites Island Road Grand Pass, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, MO
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, MO
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Note | October 1908 (Age 28)
Blackwater News "Jack Shemwell is dead in earnest in running for constable of Blackwater township. He declares that, if elected, he will fill the office in person and not by proxy |