Lula Shemwell1879–
- Name
- Lula Shemwell
- Given names
- Lula
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 1879 38 34 |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 10 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah A Ralston September 24, 1886 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a father | Joseph A Shemwell after 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 sister | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 67 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | William Hedger Shemwell December 26, 1949 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
| mother |
Sarah A Ralston Birth: 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1886 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years herself |
Lula Shemwell Birth: August 1879 38 34 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
Lula Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (45)
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Roseville, Barren, KY
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