The Shemwell Family

Frances Ellen “Fannie” HeflinAge: 75 years18841959

Name
Frances Ellen “Fannie” Heflin
Given names
Frances Ellen
Surname
Heflin
Married name
Frances Ellen Shemwell
Married name
Frances Ellen Wallace
Nickname
Fannie
Birth August 26, 1884
MarriageWilton Rufus WallaceView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Virgie A Wallace
October 19, 1903 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Gustus Pauline Wallace
February 4, 1910 (Age 25 years)
MarriageSamuel Franklin ShemwellView this family
November 1915 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 daughter
#3
George Almeda Shemwell
July 13, 1919 (Age 34 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
August 16, 1922 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 daughter
#5
Frances Rebecca Shemwell
November 22, 1929 (Age 45 years)
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas “Tom” ShamwellGustus Pauline WallaceView this family
January 28, 1933 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Hugh Willis Shamwell
November 10, 1935 (Age 51 years)
Death of a grandsonHugh Willis Shamwell
November 11, 1935 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Ervin Shamwell Sr.
April 6, 1938 (Age 53 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandWilton Rufus Wallace
March 12, 1943 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 grandson
#3
Genie Randal Shemwell
September 20, 1945 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Horace Wayne Shamwell
April 23, 1946 (Age 61 years)
Death of a grandsonGenie Randal Shemwell
March 18, 1947 (Age 62 years)
Death of a grandsonHorace Wayne Shamwell
June 1, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Donald Franklin Shemwell
December 12, 1948 (Age 64 years)
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 November 10, 1959 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with Wilton Rufus Wallace - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
daughter
6 years
daughter
Family with Samuel Franklin Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 1915
4 years
daughter
George Almeda Shemwell
Birth: July 13, 1919 29 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 10, 2007Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
Birth: August 16, 1922 32 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 3, 2001Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Frances Rebecca Shemwell
Birth: November 22, 1929 40 45Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 12, 2004Almo, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Samuel Franklin Shemwell + Onie Phillips - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Onie Phillips
Birth: December 28, 1894Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1958Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 18, 1911Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 months
step-son

Frances Ellen “Fannie” Heflin has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Dist. 1 Enum Dist 189 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Samuel F ShemwellHeadMW30MTNKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Frances E ShemwellwifeFW35MTNTNAL
Gustie P. ShemwelldaughterFW9STNTNTN
Georgia A ShemwelldaughterFW5mSTNTNTN

Notes: Big Rock Rd.-Bumpus Mills Rd.

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Dover Road Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Frank ShemwellheadMW40M27TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Annie ShemwellwifeFW45M25TNTNTN
Earl ShemwellsonMW18S-TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Almetie ShemwelldaughterFW10S-TNTNTN
Gennie ShemwellsonMW7S-TNTNTN
Rebecca ShemwelldaughterFW4mS-UNKTNTN
Pauline Wallacestep-daughterFW20S-TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, FrankheadMW49MTNFarmerOn farm
Shemwell, FanniewifeFW52MTN
Shemwell, GeniesonMW16STN
Shemwell, AlmetadaughterFW10STN

Last daughter should have been Rebecca not Almeta

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Big Rock Dyer Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, S FheadMW60MarTNFarm WorkFarm
Shemwell, Frances EllenwifeFW65MarTN
Shemwell, RebeccadaughterFW20NevTN