Bernice Lorraine ShemwellAge: 85 years1909–1994
- Name
- Bernice Lorraine Shemwell
- Given names
- Bernice Lorraine
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Bernice Lorraine Ellis
- Married name
- Bernice Lorraine Worley
 Birth | 1909 46 29 |
 Marriage | John Monroe Ellis Jr. — View this family unknown |
 Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 16 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell April 20, 1911 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Harris Wade Shemwell June 17, 1914 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 8, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 20 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 1, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Carolyn Ernestine Worley September 5, 1935 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Carolyn Ernestine Worley September 5, 1935 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 41 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 mother | Linnie Bell Ralls December 19, 1968 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell July 17, 1970 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 of a husband | Ralph Austin Worley June 22, 1980 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Marguerite Elaine Shemwell March 7, 1985 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Harris Wade Shemwell September 13, 1987 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Monroe Ellis Jr. October 29, 1989 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Gradie Odella Shemwell August 3, 1991 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | June 3, 1994 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Linnie Bell Ralls Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 30, 1905 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Marguerite Elaine Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
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4 years herself |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Harris Wade Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Lela Bell Hancock |
| father |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Lela Bell Hancock Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — |
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4 years half-sister |
Gradie Odella Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Dudley Monroe Wallace |
| step-father |
Dudley Monroe Wallace Birth: October 10, 1873 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 9, 1949 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Linnie Bell Ralls Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: July 18, 1895 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with John Monroe Ellis Jr. |
| husband |
John Monroe Ellis Jr. Birth: July 25, 1908 — Denham Springs, Livingston, Louisiana, United States Death: October 29, 1989 |
| herself |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Ralph Austin Worley |
| husband |
Ralph Austin Worley Birth: November 18, 1912 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States Death: June 22, 1980 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| herself |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
| daughter |
Carolyn Ernestine Worley Birth: September 5, 1935 22 26 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States Death: September 5, 1935 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Henry Hall Shemwell + Mattie E Clinard
Parents Rev. Roland W Shemwell + Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman
Parents Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell + Nannie Cherry
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell - Household
Fairview, Custer, Colorado
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Linnie Bell Ralls - Household
Private Rd Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Linnie Bell Ralls - Household
Jordan St. Shreveport, Caddo, La
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Austin Worley - Household
Shreveport, Caddo, La
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