Clifton “Cliff” ShemwellAge: 88 years1885–1974
- Name
- Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell
- Given names
- Clifton
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Cliff
 Birth | November 7, 1885 26 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Ernest E Shemwell November 11, 1887 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Vera Shemwell November 16, 1898 (Age 13 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Ethel Otey — View this family 1905 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Clyde Sinnott Shemwell September 30, 1906 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Shemwell December 20, 1908 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong February 16, 1917 (Age 31 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 | February 17, 1920 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Mason Shemwell May 9, 1925 (Age 39 years) Cause: Suicide |
| Death of a sister | Vera Shemwell December 29, 1925 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 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 22, 1930 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clyde Sinnott Shemwell — Syble Juanita Wilfred — View this family before 1934 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Edward Clifton Shemwell November 16, 1934 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Edward Clifton Shemwell November 16, 1934 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clyde Sinnott Shemwell — Dolly L Fritz — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 14, 1936 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ethel Otey August 9, 1936 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Josephine “Josie” Gibbs November 15, 1940 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James J Rousseau — Helen Shemwell — View this family after 1940 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 |
| Death of a brother | Ernest E Shemwell March 23, 1950 (Age 64 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Ernest E Shemwell March 27, 1950 (Age 64 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Concord Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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 | February 7, 1974 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Mason Shemwell Birth: July 17, 1859 59 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 9, 1925 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Josephine “Josie” Gibbs Birth: December 2, 1866 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1940 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1882 — |
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21 months elder sister |
Genie Belle Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1883 24 16 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1983 — Harris, Texas, United States |
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2 years himself |
Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell Birth: November 7, 1885 26 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1974 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Ernest E Shemwell Birth: November 11, 1887 28 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 23, 1950 — New York, United States |
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11 years younger sister |
Vera Shemwell Birth: November 16, 1898 39 31 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1925 — Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Ethel Otey |
| himself |
Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell Birth: November 7, 1885 26 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1974 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ethel Otey Birth: July 27, 1883 — Melber, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 1936 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1905 — |
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21 months son |
Clyde Sinnott Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1906 20 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 27, 1982 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Helen Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1908 23 25 — Melber, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 2000 |
Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner + Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell
Parents … … + Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell
Parents Henry Isaac Shamwell + Rebecca Kennedy
Parents Henry Isaac Shamwell + Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart
Parents William Henry Harrison Simmons + Ann C Shemwell
Parents Robert Lysander Choate + Susan Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Mason Shemwell - Household
Massac McCracken Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell - Household
Paducah, McCracken, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell - Household
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clyde S Shemwell - Household
Paducah, McCracken, KY
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