The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1889 22 15
Birth of a brother	John Earl McElroy June 22, 1891 (Age 2 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Sarah Elizabeth Hutchison November 12, 1895 (Age 6 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a brother	Fredrick Francis McElroy 1896 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years) Cuba 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
Death of a maternal grandfather	Rev. John Jefferson Bramlett December 6, 1899 (Age 10 years) Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a sister	Alice Elmine McElroy 1900 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sister	Grace Thomas McElroy January 19, 1903 (Age 14 years) Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death of a mother	Willie Ann Bramlett April 15, 1904 (Age 15 years) Houston, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Theodore Lee McElroy 1906 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sister	Lucille Ruth McElroy January 17, 1910 (Age 21 years) Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a half-brother	George Edward McElroy 1912 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Huts McElroy 1912 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a half-sister	Lela Lorene McElroy 1914 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 half-brother	Charles David McElroy 1917 (on the date of death)
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (on the date of death) Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death	1917 (Age 28 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 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 younger 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 himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Edgar Forest McElroy Birth: 1889 22 15 Death: 1917
3 years younger 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 younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Fredrick Francis McElroy Birth: 1896 29 22 Death: 1967
5 years younger 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

Father’s family with Beuna Vista Waggoner - View this family

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 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
half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Theodore Lee McElroy Birth: 1906 39 23 Death: 1973
4 years half-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 half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Edward McElroy Birth: 1912 45 29 Death: 1961
3 years half-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 half-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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