Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” ShemwellAge: 98 years1922–2020
- Name
- Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Col.
- Given names
- Elwood Howard
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Woody
 Birth | October 3, 1922 30 27 |
 Census | April 14, 1930 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 17 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell April 17, 1942 (Age 19 years) |
 Military | U.S. World War II Army Enlistment May 25, 1942 (Age 19 years) |
| Military | Sliver Star, 2d Lieutenant, Company C (Lemberg, France) after 1942 (Age 19 years)Note: 1st Lt. Elwood H. Shemwell and six "C" Co volunteers goes the honor of being the first to enter the towering Citadel. Guided through a minefield by a civilian, Lt. Shemwell and his men climbed a narrow path leading to the Citadel from the south only to find it deserted by the enemy. |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Harriet Sherrod September 26, 1946 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Joanne Shemwell estimated 1951 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Floyd Shemwell January 27, 1977 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lois Ellen Shemwell October 11, 1997 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a mother | Bessie Jane Woolcutt December 12, 1997 (Age 75 years) Address: Odd Fellows Home |
| Death of a wife | Genevieve Kavanaugh February 18, 2006 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Joanne Shemwell November 18, 2018 (Age 96 years) |
 Death | December 17, 2020 (Age 98 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Floyd Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: January 27, 1977 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Bessie Jane Woolcutt Birth: January 4, 1895 — Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1997 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1917 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Lois Ellen Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1918 26 23 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: October 11, 1997 — Contra Costa, California, United States |
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4 years himself |
Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1922 30 27 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: December 17, 2020 — Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| Family with Genevieve Kavanaugh |
| himself |
Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1922 30 27 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: December 17, 2020 — Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Genevieve Kavanaugh Birth: April 9, 1922 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Death: February 18, 2006 — Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
Joanne Shemwell Birth: estimated 1951 28 28 Death: November 18, 2018 — Alamo Heights, Bexar, Texas, United States |
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Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents Frank Emmett Tash + Bertie E Shemwell
Parents Floyd Francis Fields Sr. + Delia Frances Shemwell
Parents Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell + Cassandra Mildred “Cassie” Wade
Parents Albert William Nelson + Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell
Parents Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell + Alice Beeson
Parents Harry Arthur Shemwell + Ruth Ellen Bussell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household
508 E Main St. Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household
4 Newell Street Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Military | 1st Lt. Elwood H. Shemwell and six "C" Co volunteers goes the honor of being the first to enter the towering Citadel. Guided through a minefield by a civilian, Lt. Shemwell and his men climbed a narrow path leading to the Citadel from the south only to find it deserted by the enemy. |