Leah Leota ShemwellAge: 85 years1878–1964
- Name
- Leah Leota Shemwell
- Given names
- Leah Leota
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Leah Leota Break
- Married name
- Leah Leota Snead
 Birth | March 7, 1878 24 18 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a sister | Effie E Shemwell March 24, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zillia Ann Shemwell August 27, 1882 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Marvin Browden Shemwell September 16, 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Kerna Elliot Shemwell February 1887 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Luther Cashman Shemwell July 25, 1889 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell March 15, 1893 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. October 7, 1895 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Curtis Lee Shemwell December 22, 1897 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 | Nina Pearl Shemwell April 14, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 51 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 |
| Death of a mother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 63 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 | Effie E Shemwell August 15, 1949 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 67 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 16, 1964 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lucy M Gilliam Birth: April 28, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1942 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months herself |
Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Effie E Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1880 26 20 Death: August 15, 1949 |
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2 years younger sister |
Zillia Ann Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1882 29 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1968 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Marvin Browden Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1884 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Kerna Elliot Shemwell Birth: February 1887 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1971 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Curtis Lee Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1979 — Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nina Pearl Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1900 46 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1981 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |