The Shemwell Family

Name
James Dallas Shemwell
Given names
James Dallas
Surname
Shemwell
Birth July 2, 1903 24 21
Birth of a brotherWilliam Harm “Willie” Shemwell
August 5, 1904 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherClarence Franklin Shemwell
March 4, 1907 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth Cert. says 1906, Tombstone 1907
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterIvy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell
July 9, 1912 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 sisterShemwell
May 13, 1918 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterShemwell
May 13, 1918 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherKate “Katie” Everett
May 13, 1918 (Age 14 years)

Cause: Died in childbirth - child died too.
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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/
Birth of a half-sisterCharlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
November 27, 1919 (Age 16 years)
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterBeatrice P Shemwell
March 7, 1921 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Orlan Shemwell
November 8, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sonJames Orlan Shemwell
December 25, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Burial of a sonJames Orlan Shemwell
December 25, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
Residence 1921 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-brotherBenjamin Rice Shemwell
May 3, 1922 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Infant Shemwell
April 19, 1923 (Age 19 years)
Death of a daughterInfant Shemwell
July 18, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Burial of a daughterInfant Shemwell
July 19, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
Birth of a half-brotherClifton Harmon Shemwell
January 9, 1924 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherIsabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
July 31, 1924 (Age 21 years)

Cause: Cancer of the womb
Birth of a half-brotherMardis Calvin Shemwell
February 20, 1926 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Logan Shemwell
October 9, 1927 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 9, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a half-brotherThomas Elmer Shemwell
October 3, 1930 (Age 27 years)
twin: James Eldridge Shemwell Sr.
Birth of a half-brotherJames Eldridge Shemwell Sr.
October 3, 1930 (Age 27 years)
twin: Thomas Elmer Shemwell
Birth of a son
#4
Everett Dean Shemwell
December 18, 1931 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary F Shemwell
December 17, 1932 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Dallas Gene Shemwell
June 2, 1934 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell
June 7, 1936 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCharles Joe “Charley” Shemwell
October 26, 1936 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Wilton Leo Shemwell
January 4, 1939 (Age 35 years)
Twin: Hilton Leon Shemwell
Birth of a son
#7
Hilton Leon Shemwell
January 4, 1939 (Age 35 years)
Twin: Wilton Leo Shemwell
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Address: Dist. 7
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 3, 1950 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Duane Shemwell
June 27, 1952 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-brotherThomas Elmer Shemwell
October 1952 (Age 49 years)
Cause: M.I.A. - Korea
Birth of a grandson
#2
Alan Randall “Randy” Shemwell
September 17, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
Death of a sonHilton Leon Shemwell
May 12, 1956 (Age 52 years)

Cause: Auto Accident
Death of a half-brotherClifton Harmon Shemwell
June 4, 1956 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Hilton Dean Shemwell
August 22, 1957 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Daniel Bailey “Danny” Shemwell
April 24, 1959 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Mark Devin Shemwell Sr.
September 26, 1962 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Harm “Willie” Shemwell
1965 (Age 61 years)

Death of a half-brotherMardis Calvin Shemwell
December 22, 1969 (Age 66 years)
Cause: Killed in car wreck going to work
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 grandsonJimmy Shemwell
1980 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonWilton Leo Shemwell
April 24, 1981 (Age 77 years)
Death of a half-sisterBeatrice P Shemwell
October 14, 1983 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sonEverett Dean Shemwell
February 1, 1987 (Age 83 years)
Cause: Heart attack
Death of a wifeLessie Lydia Sikes
November 2, 1993 (Age 90 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Franklin Shemwell
March 5, 1994 (Age 90 years)
Death of a half-brotherCharles Joe “Charley” Shemwell
June 5, 1994 (Age 90 years)
Death December 10, 1994 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
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