Lela Bell HancockAge: 81 years1872–1954
- Name
- Lela Bell Hancock
- Given names
- Lela Bell
- Surname
- Hancock
- Married name
- Lela Bell Shemwell
 Birth | October 12, 1872 29 25 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years)Note: 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 | Georgia Hancock 1884 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell — View this family December 24, 1895 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 daughter #1 | Gradie Odella Shemwell August 20, 1899 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 27 years) |
| Left Wife | Dr. Shemwell elopes May 25, 1905 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Minerva Jane McClain November 3, 1907 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | 1910 (Age 37 years) Address: with father Hancock |
| Death of a husband | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker — Gradie Odella Shemwell — View this family January 9, 1916 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ova Bee Clarice Walker December 16, 1916 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Eloise Maloi Walker May 14, 1919 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | 1920 (Age 47 years) Address: - living alone |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mollie Juanita Walker December 8, 1922 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | James H Hancock November 12, 1923 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jennie Ann Hancock December 19, 1926 (Age 54 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Jennie Ann Hancock December 1926 (Age 54 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Brandon “Mac” Walker July 30, 1929 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 56 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 | 1930 (Age 57 years) Address: Dist. 3 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Norma Jean Walker August 6, 1934 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 73 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 | August 30, 1954 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H Hancock Birth: May 15, 1843 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1923 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Minerva Jane McClain Birth: April 24, 1847 Death: November 3, 1907 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Jennie Ann Hancock Birth: May 17, 1869 26 22 Death: December 19, 1926 |
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3 years herself |
Lela Bell Hancock Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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12 years younger sister |
Georgia Hancock Birth: 1884 40 36 Death: 1968 |
| Family with Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell |
| husband |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Lela Bell Hancock Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — |
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4 years daughter |
Gradie Odella Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
| Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell + Linnie Bell Ralls |
| husband |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Linnie Bell Ralls Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 30, 1905 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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9 months step-daughter |
Marguerite Elaine Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
John Harris Wade Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Wade Shemwell - Household
ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Next door to brother & sisters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Source: “The Stewart-Houston Times” Newspaper, a weekly newspaper of Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee
Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, September 7, 1954
Page: Front Page
Name: Lela Bell (Hancock) Shemwell
Age: 81
Born: Date not listed, born in Trigg County, Kentucky
Died: August 30, 1954 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
Funeral: September 1, 1954 with Milligan & Ridgeway Funeral Home in Stewart County, Tennessee
Burial: Flat Lick Cemetery
Parents: James H. Hancock and Minerva (McClain) Hancock
Deceased Spouse: Dr. J. W. Shemwell
Surviving Children: Mrs. Gradie Walker
Surviving Siblings: Mrs. Georgia Crane |