The Shemwell Family

Lenora A HuddlestonAge: 74 years18921966

Name
Lenora A Huddleston
Given names
Lenora A
Surname
Huddleston
Married name
Lenora A Shemwell
Birth 1892 19
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
Birth of a brotherScott T Huddleston
about 1903 (Age 11 years)
MarriageErnest E ShemwellView this family
September 1, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ernestine Leo Shemwell
July 3, 1911 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Victor Murdoch Shemwell
June 14, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 13, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Occupation
Retail clerk
1920 (Age 28 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 10, 1930 (Age 38 years)
DivorceErnest E ShemwellView this family
April 1932 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childVictor Murdoch ShemwellKatherine Virginia MatthewsView this family
March 25, 1935 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Alison Lenore “Chickie” Shemwell
December 2, 1935 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Michael Vann Jernigan
April 18, 1936 (Age 44 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
Census 1945 (Age 53 years)
Death of a husbandErnest E Shemwell
March 23, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Burial of a husbandErnest E Shemwell
March 27, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
Death of a motherAlice Lenora Scott
November 26, 1950 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 brotherScott T Huddleston
1956 (Age 64 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 1966 (Age 74 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
Note: Here is another Lenora H Shemwell - same dates, buried in Fort Myers Cemetery
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father
mother
herself
sister
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sister
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sister
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younger brother
Scott T Huddleston
Birth: about 1903 30McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1956
Family with Ernest E Shemwell - View this family
ex-husband
herself
Marriage: September 1, 1910Massac, Illinois, United States
Divorce: April 1932Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
10 months
daughter
23 months
son
Victor Murdoch Shemwell
Birth: June 14, 1913 25 21Melber, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 9, 1994Polk, Florida, United States

Lenora A Huddleston has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ernest E Shemwell - Household

1156 North Blvd East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, ErnestheadMW33MKYTNKYRetail merchantGeneral Merchandise
Shemwell, LenorawifeFW27MKYKYKYSales womanGeneral Merchandise
Shemwell, ErnestinedaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Shemwell, VictorsonMW6SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ernest E Shemwell - Household

1609 Anderson Ave Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Ernest EheadMW42M22KYKYKYAuditorMercaantile Co.
Shemwell, LenorawifeFW37M17KYKYKYRetail clerk
Shemwell, Ernestine LdaughterFW19SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Victor MsonMW17SKYKYKY
Huddleston, Alice Lmother in lawFW58M18KYKYKY
Huddleston, Scott Tbrother in lawMW26SKYKYKYTruck DriverHighway Express

Burial
Here is another Lenora H Shemwell - same dates, buried in Fort Myers Cemetery Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Shemwell&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GSsr=321&GRid=39976519&df=all&