Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” ShemwellAge: 75 years1933–2009
- Name
- Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell
- Given names
- Thomas Gilbert
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Tommy
 Birth | December 18, 1933 26 22 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell December 4, 1939 (Age 5 years) Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b |
 Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 6 years) Address: 2602 Autumn |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 7 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 half-brother | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell September 24, 1953 (Age 19 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 son #1 | Thomas Jerome Shemwell December 3, 1958 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas Jerome Shemwell December 3, 1958 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 maternal grandmother | Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge April 22, 1982 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elsie Mae Williams September 5, 1990 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. November 29, 1993 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a wife | Charlene Rogers May 31, 1997 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. March 23, 2009 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | August 5, 2009 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 2016 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Hazel E Godwin |
| father |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Hazel E Godwin Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States Death: September 2, 2007 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Ronald Wynn Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
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| half-sister |
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| Family with Charlene Rogers |
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Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2009 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Charlene Rogers Birth: December 18, 1936 — Earle, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States Death: May 31, 1997 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Thomas Jerome Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1958 24 21 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
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Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents William Herschel Shemwell + Ida Lillian Powers
Parents James Herbert Nash + Ellie A Shemwell
Mother's family (3)
Parents Edward Russell “Eddie” Lockard + Frances Edgar Williams
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Parents Private + Juanita Virginia Williams
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
Civil Dist. 2, Block 12, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
2474 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Note | Thomas G. "Tommy" Shemwell 75, of Eads, TN, formerly of Memphis, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 8, at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel, with interment to follow in Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. on Friday, August 7, at the funeral home. Tommy retired from Mid-South Fair/ Libertyland after 30 years of service, and he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Cordova. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Tommy was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Charlene Shemwell; and by his son, Thomas Jerome "Jerry" Shemwell. He is survived by 2 sons, Tim Shemwell (Kathy) and Tony Shemwell (JoAnne); 7 grandc½hildren, Branden, Chris, Logan, Luke, Laney, Landon, and Lexy; his sister, Ginger Shemwell; his brother, George Shemwell; and numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar
Published in The Commercial Appeal on 8/5/2009. |