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 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 6 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 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. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 |
| 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) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 23 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 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. |