The Shemwell Family

Floyd ShemwellAge: 84 years18921977

Name
Floyd Shemwell
Given names
Floyd
Surname
Shemwell
Birth March 12, 1892 38 32
Birth of a brotherCharles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell
May 11, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherAlpha Shemwell
November 7, 1897 (Age 5 years)
Cause: Typhoid fever
Birth of a brotherHarry Arthur Shemwell
May 23, 1898 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageBessie Jane WoolcuttView this family
September 26, 1917 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lois Ellen Shemwell
September 8, 1918 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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 15, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell
October 3, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 38 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
April 2, 1942 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell
April 17, 1942 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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
Owner
Owner
1945 (Age 52 years)

Note: Shemwell Combine & Specialty Co.
Death of a motherMary Harriet Sherrod
September 26, 1946 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherClyde Shemwell
December 4, 1949 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Joanne Shemwell
estimated 1951 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 sisterSusan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell
December 16, 1969 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterBertie E Shemwell
January 10, 1970 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterDelia Frances Shemwell
October 12, 1971 (Age 79 years)
Death of a brotherEber Edward “Dob” Shemwell
January 14, 1974 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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
BPO Elks No. 287
Faternal Group

Death January 27, 1977 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1876Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
Alpha Shemwell
Birth: March 4, 1878 24 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 7, 1897Walla Walla, Washington, United States
2 years
elder sister
19 months
elder brother
Clyde Shemwell
Birth: October 22, 1881 28 22Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1949Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States
20 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell
Birth: December 11, 1885 32 26Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States
Death: January 14, 1974Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Floyd Shemwell
Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: January 27, 1977Walla Walla, Washington, United States
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Harry Arthur Shemwell
Birth: May 23, 1898 45 38Washington, United States
Death: March 10, 1986Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Family with Bessie Jane Woolcutt - View this family
himself
Floyd Shemwell
Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: January 27, 1977Walla Walla, Washington, United States
wife
Bessie Jane Woolcutt
Birth: January 4, 1895Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, United States
Death: December 12, 1997Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Marriage: September 26, 1917Walla Walla, Washington, United States
11 months
daughter
Lois Ellen Shemwell
Birth: September 8, 1918 26 23Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: October 11, 1997Contra Costa, California, United States
4 years
son
Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell
Birth: October 3, 1922 30 27Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: December 17, 2020Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household

Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Charles ShemwellheadWMJun 185346M24--KYKYKYFarmer
Mary H ShemwellwifeWFOct 185940M2498KYKYKY
Bertie ShemwelldaughterWFMar 188020S---KYKYKY
Clyde ShemwellsonWMOct 188118S---KYKYKYFarm laborer
Della ShemwelldaughterWFJun 188316S---NEKYKYAt School
Ebert ShemwellsonWMDec 188514S---KSKYKYAt School
Susan ShemwelldaughterWFOct 188811S---KSKYKYAt School
Floyd ShemwellsonWMApr 18928S---WAKYKYAt School
Charles ShemwellsonWMMay 18955S---WAKYKY
Harry ShemwellsonWMMay 18982S---WAKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household

Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Charles L. ShemwellheadMW56M33--KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Mary H. ShemwellwifeFW50M3398KYKYVANone
Clyde ShemwellsonMW28S---KYKYKYFarm laborerHome farm
Ebert ShemwellsonMW24S---KSKYKYFarm laborerHome farm
Susie D. ShemwelldaughterFW21S---KSKYKYBook-keeperunemployed
Floyd ShemwellsonMW18S---WAKYKYFarm laborerHome farm
Charlie ShemwellsonMW14S---WAKYKY
Harry A. ShemwellsonMW11S---WAKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household

Russell Creek Road Russell Creek, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, FloydheadMW27MWAKYKYFarmerFarming
Shemwell, BessiewifeFW25MMOMOMO
Shemwell, LoisdaughterFW16mMWAWAMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household

508 E Main St. Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, FloydheadMW38M25WAKYKYField Supt.Farm product?
Shemwell, Bessie JwifeFW35M22MOMOMO
Shemwell, Lois EdaughterFW12SWAWAMO
Shemwell, Howard EsonMW7SWAWAMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household

4 Newell Street Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, FloydheadMW48MWATraveling SalesmanFarm Machinery
Shemwell, BessieXwifeFW45MMO
Shemwell, LoisdaughterFW21SWA
Shemwell, ElwoodsonMW17SWA

Owner
Shemwell Combine & Specialty Co.