The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1912 45 29
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Huts McElroy 1912
Birth of a sister	Lela Lorene McElroy 1914 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brother	Charles David McElroy 1917 (Age 5 years)
Death of a half-brother	Edgar Forest McElroy 1917 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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 1, 1920 (Age 8 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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 17, 1930 (Age 18 years) Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Charles David McElroy 1942 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 years) South Korea 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 father	John Forest McElroy February 12, 1954 (Age 42 years) Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Cause: Accute Heart Attack
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 years) Vietnam 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	1961 (Age 49 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Willie Ann Bramlett Grace Thomas McElroy Edgar Forest McElroy John Earl McElroy Fredrick Francis McElroy Alice Elmine McElroy Family with spouse Beuna Vista Waggoner Theodore Lee McElroy Lucille Ruth McElroy George Edward McElroy Lela Lorene McElroy Charles David McElroy John Forest McElroy Birth: May 27, 1866 40 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Forest McElroy Theodore Lee McElroy Lucille Ruth McElroy George Edward McElroy Lela Lorene McElroy Charles David McElroy Beuna Vista Waggoner Birth: April 8, 1882 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 30, 1967 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Theodore Lee McElroy Birth: 1906 39 23 Death: 1973
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gilbert Vernon Nichols Lucille Ruth McElroy Birth: January 17, 1910 43 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 2009
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Edward McElroy Birth: 1912 45 29 Death: 1961
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lela Lorene McElroy Birth: 1914 47 31 Death: 1996
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles David McElroy Birth: 1917 50 34 Death: 1942
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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Willie Ann Bramlett Grace Thomas McElroy Edgar Forest McElroy John Earl McElroy Fredrick Francis McElroy Alice Elmine McElroy Family with spouse Beuna Vista Waggoner Theodore Lee McElroy Lucille Ruth McElroy George Edward McElroy Lela Lorene McElroy Charles David McElroy John Forest McElroy Birth: May 27, 1866 40 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Forest McElroy Grace Thomas McElroy Edgar Forest McElroy John Earl McElroy Fredrick Francis McElroy Alice Elmine McElroy Willie Ann Bramlett Birth: May 13, 1873 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1904 — Houston, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: before 1889 —
14 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ira Guy Nichols Guy Everett Nichols Grace Thomas McElroy Birth: January 19, 1903 36 29 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1978 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
-13 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Edgar Forest McElroy Birth: 1889 22 15 Death: 1917
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Julia Pulley John Virgil McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Family with spouse Lillie Glover John Earl McElroy Birth: June 22, 1891 25 18 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 20, 1974 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
6 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Fredrick Francis McElroy Birth: 1896 29 22 Death: 1967
5 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grady Knight Alice Elmine McElroy Birth: 1900 33 26 Death: 1988

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Family with parents
father Parents John Huts McElroy Elmine Rumfelt	John Forest McElroy 1866–1954
mother Parents (unknown)	Beuna Vista Waggoner 1882–1967
elder brother Family (none)	Theodore Lee McElroy 1906–1973
elder sister Family Gilbert Vernon Nichols Private	Lucille Ruth McElroy 1910–2009
himself Family (none)	George Edward McElroy 1912–1961
younger sister Family Private	Lela Lorene McElroy 1914–1996
younger brother Family (none)	Charles David McElroy 1917–1942
sister Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
sister Family (none)	Private
Father’s family with Willie Ann Bramlett
father Parents John Huts McElroy Elmine Rumfelt	John Forest McElroy 1866–1954
step-mother Parents Rev. John Jefferson Bramlett Sarah Elizabeth Hutchison	Willie Ann Bramlett 1873–1904
half-sister Family Ira Guy Nichols Guy Everett Nichols	Grace Thomas McElroy 1903–1978
half-brother Family (none)	Edgar Forest McElroy 1889–1917
half-brother Family Mary Julia Pulley John Virgil McElroy Garner Fredrick McElroy Private Private Lillie Glover	John Earl McElroy 1891–1974
half-brother Family (none)	Fredrick Francis McElroy 1896–1967
half-sister Family Grady Knight Private	Alice Elmine McElroy 1900–1988