The Shemwell Family

Ora Louise ShemwellAge: 78 years19191997

Name
Ora Louise Shemwell
Given names
Ora Louise
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Ora Louise Dollarhide
Married name
Ora Louise Wilson
Birth April 5, 1919 27 22
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a sisterHenrietta Shemwell
October 13, 1923 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterKatherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell
November 12, 1925 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 10 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Herschel Shemwell
July 20, 1935 (Age 16 years)
Address: 2481 Princeton St.
Cause: rheumatic heart disease
Death of a paternal grandmotherJudith “Jude” McMillan
December 20, 1936 (Age 17 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Patricia Jean Dollarhide
April 26, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherArchie Barnabus Powers
December 11, 1942 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 maternal grandmotherPenelope Edward “Pennie” Vaughn
January 9, 1950 (Age 30 years)

Census April 4, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell
September 24, 1953 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Heart Failure
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 motherIda Lillian Powers
January 10, 1962 (Age 42 years)

Death of a husbandCarl Dollarhide Jr.
February 27, 1974 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 brotherUlvesford William Shemwell
February 14, 1982 (Age 62 years)
Death July 23, 1997 (Age 78 years)

Burialunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 20, 1917Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 months
elder brother
Ulvesford William Shemwell
Birth: September 18, 1917 26 20Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1982Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
19 months
herself
5 years
younger sister
Henrietta Shemwell
Birth: October 13, 1923 32 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 29, 2012Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell
Birth: November 12, 1925 34 28Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 10, 2018Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Ora E McIntosh - View this family
father
step-mother
Ora E McIntosh
Birth: October 7, 1894 31 27Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 30, 1915Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 8, 1914Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Carl Dollarhide Jr. - View this family
husband
Carl Dollarhide Jr.
Birth: October 31, 1914 30 27Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 27, 1974Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
daughter
Patricia Jean Dollarhide
Birth: April 26, 1940 25 21Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 2020Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
son
Private
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself

Ora Louise Shemwell has 34 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Will ShemwellHeadMW52MTNILTNFarmer
Judy ShemwellwifeFW52MTNTNTN
Ora ShemwelldaughterFW25STNTNTN
Homer ShemwellsonMW12STNTNTN
Herschel ShemwellsonMW28MTNTNTN
Lillian Shemwelldaughter-in-lawFW23MTNTNTN
Ulvesford ShemwellgrandsonMW2STNTNTNFarmer
Louise ShemwellgrandaughterFW8mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Herschel Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Herschel ShemwellheadMW38M25TNTNTNLaborerRail Road
Lillian ShemwellwifeFW33M20TNTNTN
Ulvesford ShemwellsonMW12S-TNTNTN
Louise ShemwelldaughterFW10S-TNTNTN
Henrietta ShemwelldaughterFW6S-TNTNTN
Sunshine ShemwelldaughterFW4S-TNTNTN