The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	March 17, 1918 26 23 Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 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 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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
Death of a maternal grandmother	Rachel Case “Rachie” Janney February 12, 1939 (Age 20 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death of a mother	Mary Julia Pulley July 26, 1939 (Age 21 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Edna Pauline Walker — View this family June 21, 1941 (Age 23 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Birth of a daughter #1	Mary Jo McElroy September 24, 1947 (Age 29 years) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 years) South Korea 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 paternal grandfather	John Forest McElroy February 12, 1954 (Age 35 years) Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Cause: Accute Heart Attack
Death of a maternal grandfather	William Virgil Pulley December 6, 1959 (Age 41 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	John Virgil McElroy January 13, 1966 (Age 47 years) Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Burial of a brother	John Virgil McElroy January 17, 1966 (Age 47 years) Oak Hill Cemetery, Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Death of a father	John Earl McElroy May 20, 1974 (Age 56 years) Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Address: Trinity Hospital
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 years) Vietnam 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 of a wife	Edna Pauline Walker May 4, 1999 (Age 81 years) Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death	November 24, 2005 (Age 87 years) Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Burial	Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery, Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Michigan Memorial Park

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Julia Pulley John Virgil McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Family with spouse Lillie Glover John Earl McElroy Birth: June 22, 1891 25 18 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 20, 1974 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Earl McElroy John Virgil McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Mary Julia Pulley Birth: March 3, 1895 23 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 26, 1939 — Houston, Tennessee, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Delilah Larue “Lila” Hagler John Edward McElroy John Virgil McElroy Birth: June 5, 1916 24 21 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 13, 1966 — Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
21 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edna Pauline Walker Mary Jo McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Birth: March 17, 1918 26 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 24, 2005 — Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
sister	Private
sister	Private

Father’s family with Lillie Glover - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Julia Pulley John Virgil McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Family with spouse Lillie Glover John Earl McElroy Birth: June 22, 1891 25 18 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 20, 1974 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Earl McElroy Lillie Glover Birth: January 1, 1888 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 1971 — Houston, Tennessee, United States
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Family with Edna Pauline Walker - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edna Pauline Walker Mary Jo McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Birth: March 17, 1918 26 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 24, 2005 — Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Garner Fredrick McElroy Mary Jo McElroy Edna Pauline Walker Birth: November 29, 1917 — Cumberland City, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 4, 1999 — Wayne, Michigan, United States
	Marriage: June 21, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States
6 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jo McElroy Birth: September 24, 1947 29 29 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 2020 — Michigan, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents John Forest McElroy Willie Ann Bramlett	John Earl McElroy 1891–1974
mother Parents William Virgil Pulley Rachel Case “Rachie” Janney	Mary Julia Pulley 1895–1939
elder brother Family Delilah Larue “Lila” Hagler Private John Edward McElroy Private Private	John Virgil McElroy 1916–1966
himself Family Edna Pauline Walker Mary Jo McElroy	Garner Fredrick McElroy 1918–2005
sister Family (none)	Private
sister Family (none)	Private
Father’s family with Lillie Glover
father Parents John Forest McElroy Willie Ann Bramlett	John Earl McElroy 1891–1974
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Lillie Glover 1888–1971
Family with Edna Pauline Walker
himself Parents John Earl McElroy Mary Julia Pulley	Garner Fredrick McElroy 1918–2005
wife Parents (unknown)	Edna Pauline Walker 1917–1999
daughter Family Private Private	Mary Jo McElroy 1947–2020