Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr.Age: 86 years1907–1993
- Name
- Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr.
- Given names
- Leonard Homer
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | February 10, 1907 39 39 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 12 years) |
 Marriage | Elsie Mae Williams — View this family September 21, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. September 15, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George William Shemwell January 23, 1932 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell December 18, 1933 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Herschel Shemwell July 20, 1935 (Age 28 years) Address: 2481 Princeton St. Cause: rheumatic heart disease |
| Death of a mother | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell December 4, 1939 (Age 32 years) Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b |
 Military | WWII Draft October 16, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Military | War II November 30, 1942 (Age 35 years)Agency: Army |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 son #5 | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell September 24, 1953 (Age 46 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Teresa Anne “Terrie” Shemwell January 24, 1956 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Garry Lee Shemwell January 18, 1957 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Garry Lee Shemwell January 23, 1957 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thomas Jerome Shemwell December 3, 1958 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas Jerome Shemwell December 3, 1958 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Deborah Sue “Debbie” Shemwell December 15, 1958 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Robert Russell Shemwell December 30, 1960 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | George William “Billy” Shemwell Jr. January 11, 1964 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ora May Shemwell May 1, 1965 (Age 58 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Ora May Shemwell May 3, 1965 (Age 58 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 of a sister | Ellie A Shemwell July 17, 1982 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elsie Mae Williams September 5, 1990 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | November 29, 1993 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown |
| Identification number | L6RX-K9V Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Judith “Jude” McMillan Birth: July 7, 1867 49 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1936 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1886 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Ora May Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1893 25 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 1965 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ellie A Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1896 28 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 17, 1982 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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11 years himself |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Elsie Mae Williams |
| himself |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elsie Mae Williams Birth: April 24, 1911 23 17 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year son |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 2009 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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16 months son |
George William Shemwell Birth: January 23, 1932 24 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 2017 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2009 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 2016 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Hazel E Godwin |
| himself |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Hazel E Godwin Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States Death: September 2, 2007 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Ronald Wynn Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
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| daughter |
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Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. has 70 first cousins recorded
Father's family (24)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents John Thomas Shemwell + Angeline “Angie” Gray
Parents John Thomas Shemwell + A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy
Parents George Franklin Connell + Nancy Ann Shemwell
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Mother's family (46)
Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Homer Shemwell - Household
Ward 3, Block 503, Lucy St?. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Military | Full Name Leonard H Shemwell
Birth Year 1907
Enlistment Date 30 Nov 1942
Residence Shelby County, Tennessee
Marital Status Separated, With Dependants
Education Grammar School
Serial Number 34497113
Enlistment Term Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To The Law
Branch CodeBi 00
Grade CodePvt 8 |