William Harm “Willie” ShemwellAge: 60 years1904–1965
- Name
- William Harm “Willie” Shemwell
- Given names
- William Harm
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | August 5, 1904 25 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Clarence Franklin Shemwell March 4, 1907 (Age 2 years) Note: Birth Cert. says 1906, Tombstone 1907 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell July 9, 1912 (Age 7 years) |
 Marriage | Never married |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 sister | … Shemwell May 13, 1918 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | … Shemwell May 13, 1918 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Kate “Katie” Everett May 13, 1918 (Age 13 years) Cause: Died in childbirth - child died too. |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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-sister | Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell November 27, 1919 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | January 29, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Beatrice P Shemwell March 7, 1921 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell May 3, 1922 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Clifton Harmon Shemwell January 9, 1924 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont July 31, 1924 (Age 19 years) Cause: Cancer of the womb |
| Birth of a half-brother | Mardis Calvin Shemwell February 20, 1926 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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-brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 3, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. October 3, 1930 (Age 26 years) twin: Thomas Elmer Shemwell
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| Birth of a half-sister | Mary F Shemwell December 17, 1932 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell June 7, 1936 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell October 26, 1936 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 35 years) Address: Dist. 7 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 | April 7, 1950 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 1952 (Age 48 years) Cause: M.I.A. - Korea |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 half-brother | Clifton Harmon Shemwell June 4, 1956 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 | 1965 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Kate “Katie” Everett Birth: August 26, 1881 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1918 |
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Marriage: July 27, 1902 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
James Dallas Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1903 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1994 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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13 months himself |
William Harm “Willie” Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1904 25 22 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1965 |
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3 years younger brother |
Clarence Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1907 28 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1994 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1912 33 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
… Shemwell Birth: May 13, 1918 39 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1918 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Beuna Eartha Stavely |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Beuna Eartha Stavely Birth: 1891 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| half-sister |
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1919 40 28 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 2008 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
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15 months half-sister |
Beatrice P Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1921 42 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1983 — Glenview, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
Benjamin Rice Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1922 43 31 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1998 — Logan, Franklin, Illinois, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
Clifton Harmon Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1924 44 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Mardis Calvin Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1926 47 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1969 — Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
| half-brother |
Private |
| half-brother |
Thomas Elmer Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1952 — Korea |
| half-brother |
James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 2014 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mary F Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1932 53 41 — Dover, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 2021 — Tomahawk, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1936 57 45 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 1994 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harmon Shemwell - Household
Hickman Creek Rd Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harmon Shemwell - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Dist. 7 |