The Shemwell Family

Virginia Lucille “Peggy” FlenerAge: 82 years19161998

Name
Virginia Lucille “Peggy” Flener
Given names
Virginia Lucille
Surname
Flener
Married name
Virginia Lucille Shemwell
Nickname
Peggy
Birth January 10, 1916 23 15
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherGilmon Lee Flener
May 31, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 months)

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 23 months)

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/
Birth of a sisterAileen C Flener
February 17, 1927 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherMaurice Hudson Flener
October 16, 1927 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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
Birth of a sisterCedalia Laverne Flener
May 17, 1932 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ester Pearl Shemwell
June 2, 1935 (Age 19 years)
Death of a daughterEster Pearl Shemwell
August 27, 1935 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Euphrada Joyce Shemwell
October 14, 1936 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
June Vondell Shemwell
September 28, 1939 (Age 23 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Shirley Jelian Shemwell
November 14, 1941 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Beverly Sharron Shemwell
December 23, 1943 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 daughter
#6
Patricia Gayle Shemwell
April 15, 1947 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Lonnie Wayne Shemwell
December 14, 1948 (Age 32 years)
Census April 25, 1950 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 daughter
#8
Vickie Karen Shemwell
February 12, 1954 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Charlotte Daniel
December 17, 1954 (Age 38 years)

Death of a sisterAileen C Flener
February 2, 1957 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Carol Darlene Daniel
May 17, 1957 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Deanna Faye Shemwell
February 6, 1967 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Stephen Shemwell
April 1971 (Age 55 years)

Death of a grandsonStephen Shemwell
April 1971 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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
Birth of a grandson
#5
Matthew Scott Shemwell
September 1, 1977 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childRonald CoryEuphrada Joyce ShemwellView this family
November 6, 1982 (Age 66 years)
Death of a motherVuna Ester Lee
April 22, 1983 (Age 67 years)

Death of a husbandWilbur Shemwell
January 13, 1986 (Age 70 years)
Death March 24, 1998 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
younger sister
Cedalia Laverne Flener
Birth: May 17, 1932 39 32
Death: January 24, 2021Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
-16 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Gilmon Lee Flener
Birth: May 31, 1918 25 18Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 6, 2017Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
9 years
younger sister
Aileen C Flener
Birth: February 17, 1927 34 26Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 2, 1957Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Wilbur Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Ester Pearl Shemwell
Birth: June 2, 1935 22 19Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 27, 1935Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
June Vondell Shemwell
Birth: September 28, 1939 27 23Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 2015Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Shirley Jelian Shemwell
Birth: November 14, 1941 29 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 27, 2009Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Beverly Sharron Shemwell
Birth: December 23, 1943 31 27Kentucky, United States
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Patricia Gayle Shemwell
Birth: April 15, 1947 34 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 4, 2021Bremen, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Lonnie Wayne Shemwell
Birth: December 14, 1948 36 32Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 4, 2025Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Vickie Karen Shemwell
Birth: February 12, 1954 41 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 26, 2020Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wilbur Shemwell - Household

Off of Highway 81 Toward Central City Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, WilburheadMW27MKYRMuhlenbergKYCookKitchen WPA
Shemwell, Virginia?wifeFW24MKYRMuhlenbergKY
Shemwell, JoycedaughterFW3SKYRMuhlenbergKY
Shemwell, VondelldaughterFW7mSKYRMuhlenbergKY