The Shemwell Family

Robert Earl ShemwellAge: 69 years19111980

Name
Robert Earl Shemwell
Given names
Robert Earl
Surname
Shemwell
Birth October 6, 1911 22 16
Marriage of a parentSamuel Franklin ShemwellFrances Ellen “Fannie” HeflinView this family
November 1915 (Age 4 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
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/
Birth of a half-sisterGeorge Almeda Shemwell
July 13, 1919 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-brotherGenie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
August 16, 1922 (Age 10 years)
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
Birth of a half-sisterFrances Rebecca Shemwell
November 22, 1929 (Age 18 years)
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Onie Louise Shemwell
May 28, 1935 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Earl Raybon Shemwell
August 19, 1936 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Daisy Mae Shemwell
October 18, 1937 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Joyce Imogene Shemwell
April 3, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Census May 4, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Anna Ruth Shemwell
March 31, 1941 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterAnna Ruth Shemwell
March 31, 1941 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherHenry Isaac Shamwell
July 3, 1943 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Charles Franklin “Charlie” Shemwell
August 16, 1943 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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
Birth of a daughter
#7
Brenda Faye Shemwell
November 13, 1945 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Nancy Marie Shemwell
April 6, 1949 (Age 37 years)
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Leslie ShamwellDaisy Mae ShemwellView this family
December 28, 1953 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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
Marriage of a childCirus Perry LeeOnie Louise ShemwellView this family
July 4, 1954 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Dewey Lee Shamwell
October 28, 1954 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Teresea Dee Shamwell
December 5, 1955 (Age 44 years)

Death of a grandsonDewey Lee Shamwell
March 24, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death of a granddaughterTeresea Dee Shamwell
March 24, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death of a daughterDaisy Mae Shemwell
March 24, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherOnie Phillips
November 14, 1958 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Christopher Madison Harris
December 1, 1966 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Kelly “Jamie” Crow Jr.
January 4, 1967 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Eric Randall Harris
October 31, 1967 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Franklin Shemwell
February 23, 1968 (Age 56 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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
Marriage of a childCharles Franklin “Charlie” ShemwellShirley Elizabeth LoweView this family
April 1, 1978 (Age 66 years)
Death December 18, 1980 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Onie Phillips
Birth: December 28, 1894Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1958Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 18, 1911Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 months
himself
Father’s family with Frances Ellen “Fannie” Heflin - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 1915
4 years
half-sister
George Almeda Shemwell
Birth: July 13, 1919 29 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 10, 2007Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
Birth: August 16, 1922 32 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 3, 2001Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
half-sister
Frances Rebecca Shemwell
Birth: November 22, 1929 40 45Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 12, 2004Almo, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Family with Ruby Marie Chaplin - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
15 months
son
Earl Raybon Shemwell
Birth: August 19, 1936 24 19Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 2019Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
14 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Joyce Imogene Shemwell
Birth: April 3, 1940 28 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 30, 2020Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
1 year
daughter
Anna Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1941 29 24Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1941Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Charles Franklin “Charlie” Shemwell
Birth: August 16, 1943 31 26Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 20, 2020Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Brenda Faye Shemwell
Birth: November 13, 1945 34 29Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 2024Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Nancy Marie Shemwell
Birth: April 6, 1949 37 32Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 6, 2002Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
daughter
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Dover Road Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Frank ShemwellheadMW40M27TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Annie ShemwellwifeFW45M25TNTNTN
Earl ShemwellsonMW18S-TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Almetie ShemwelldaughterFW10S-TNTNTN
Gennie ShemwellsonMW7S-TNTNTN
Rebecca ShemwelldaughterFW4mS-UNKTNTN
Pauline Wallacestep-daughterFW20S-TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Earl Shemwell - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Earl RXheadMW29MTNRStewartTNLaboreron farm
Shemwell, Ruby MwifeFW24MKYRStewartTN
Shemwell, Louise OdaughterFW5STNRStewartTN
Shemwell, Earl RsonMW4STN
Shemwell, Daisy MdaughterFW3STN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Earl Shemwell - Household

Big Rock - Dyers Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Robert EheadMW38MarTNRuns a ConveyorBF Goodrich Rubber Factory
Shemwell, RubywifeFW33MarKY
Shemwell, LouisedaughterFW14NevTN
Shemwell, RaybonsonMW13NevTN
Shemwell, Daisy MaedaughterFW12NevTN
Shemwell, ImmogenedaughterFW9NevTN
Shemwell, CharlessonMW6NevKY
Shemwell, BrendadaughterFW4NevTN
Shemwell, NancydaughterFW1NevTN