Luther Cashman ShemwellAge: 83 years1889–1972
- Name
- Luther Cashman Shemwell
- Given names
- Luther Cashman
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 25, 1889 36 30 |
 Birth of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell March 15, 1893 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. October 7, 1895 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Curtis Lee Shemwell December 22, 1897 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Thelbert B Jones — View this family March 5, 1913 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Howard W Shemwell January 4, 1916 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW I Draft registration between 1917 and 1918 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Aria Annette Shemwell August 10, 1918 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
 Occupation | Laborer, Vaneer Mill 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha Ellen Shemwell March 5, 1922 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 40 years) |
| Death of a wife | Thelbert B Jones September 14, 1935 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Roderick Connell — Aria Annette Shemwell — View this family June 3, 1938 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | … Connell January 8, 1939 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | … Connell January 8, 1939 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Howard W Shemwell — Cornell Murray — View this family September 7, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Military | WW II Draft registration 1942 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 52 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Max Lee “Skip” Shemwell December 16, 1943 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 |
| Marriage | Frances W Hathaway — View this family about 1947 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Darrell Ray Shemwell January 12, 1948 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Effie E Shemwell August 15, 1949 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Carolyn Jo “Jody” Delaney September 4, 1949 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Jenny Lou Shemwell July 31, 1952 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 sister | Leah Leota Shemwell February 16, 1964 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell June 16, 1964 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marvin Browden Shemwell June 22, 1964 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zillia Ann Shemwell December 5, 1968 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Kerna Elliot Shemwell March 13, 1971 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 16, 1972 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beechwood Cemetery |
| 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 elder sister |
Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Effie E Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1880 26 20 Death: August 15, 1949 |
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2 years elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
| Family with Thelbert B Jones |
| himself |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Thelbert B Jones Birth: July 12, 1891 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 1935 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 5, 1913 — Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Howard W Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1916 26 24 — Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 1973 |
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3 years daughter |
Aria Annette Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1918 29 27 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: July 13, 1992 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Martha Ellen Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1922 32 30 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: September 1, 1993 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Frances W Hathaway |
| himself |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Frances W Hathaway Birth: January 26, 1913 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1947 — |
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1 year son |
Darrell Ray Shemwell Birth: January 12, 1948 58 34 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: January 24, 2021 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Jenny Lou Shemwell Birth: July 31, 1952 63 39 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: January 13, 2025 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| Private + Frances W Hathaway |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Frances W Hathaway Birth: January 26, 1913 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Driscoll, Ballard, KY.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
Elm St. Cairo Ill.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
Sycamore Ave. Cairo, Alexander, Ill.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
Sycamore St. Cairo, Alexander, Ill.
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
1102 Poplar Cairo, Alexander, Illinois
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