The Shemwell Family

Claudine ShemwellAge: 82 years19202003

Name
Claudine Shemwell
Given names
Claudine
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Claudine Powers
Birth November 8, 1920 36 33
Death of a sisterAnnie Lou Shemwell
February 8, 1928 (Age 7 years)
Burial of a sisterAnnie Lou Shemwell
February 8, 1928 (Age 7 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Matilda Donelson
March 3, 1931 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLaura Jean Shemwell
April 28, 1931 (Age 10 years)
Census May 10, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Elza “Bill” Shemwell
March 2, 1944 (Age 23 years)
Note: Home of Son of Carl on Estes Lane in Paducah, KY. Pa lived with my grandparents, Carl and Maude - Lenore55
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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
MarriageGeorge Theodore “Cap” PowersView this family
about 1945 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Patrick Shemwell Powers
October 26, 1946 (Age 25 years)
Associate: Michael Wood “Mike” Powers
Birth of a son
#2
Michael Wood “Mike” Powers
October 26, 1946 (Age 25 years)
Associate: Patrick Shemwell Powers
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 motherAlva Lou Wood
September 27, 1966 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Claude Shemwell
February 21, 1967 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 husbandGeorge Theodore “Cap” Powers
December 13, 1980 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Wood Shemwell
January 12, 1988 (Age 67 years)
Death October 1, 2003 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 16, 1910Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Wood Shemwell
Birth: May 6, 1912 27 25Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1988Kentucky, United States
6 years
elder sister
Annie Lou Shemwell
Birth: October 10, 1918 34 31Pottsville, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1928Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
Claudine Shemwell
Birth: November 8, 1920 36 33Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 2003Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
11 years
younger sister
Laura Jean Shemwell
Birth: April 28, 1931 46 44Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 10, 2018Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Family with George Theodore “Cap” Powers - View this family
husband
George Theodore “Cap” Powers
Birth: July 18, 1908Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 13, 1980Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
herself
Claudine Shemwell
Birth: November 8, 1920 36 33Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 2003Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1945
22 months
son
Patrick Shemwell Powers
Birth: October 26, 1946 38 25Kentucky, United States
Death: April 25, 2016Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
son
Michael Wood “Mike” Powers
Birth: October 26, 1946 38 25Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 2008Florida, United States

Claudine Shemwell has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household

Graves Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Claude ShemwellheadMW45M25KYKYKYFarm LaborerFarm
Alva ShemwellwifeFW42M22KYNCKY
William W ShemwellsonMW17S-KYKYKY
Claudine ShemwelldaughterFW9S-KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Henry Claude Shemwell - Household

US Hwy 45 Graves, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, H CheadMW56MKYsame houseFarmer OperatorFarm
Shemwell, Alva LXwifeFW53MKYsame house
Shemwell, ClaudinedaughterFW19SKYsame house
Shemwell, Laura JdaughterFW9SKYsame house

Next door to son, William Wood