The Shemwell Family

Emma H HigginsAge: 91 years18871978

Name
Emma H Higgins
Given names
Emma H
Surname
Higgins
Married name
Emma H Shemwell
Married name
Emma H Shemwell
Birth February 20, 1887 35 30
Birth of a brotherEmmett Higgins
1890 (Age 2 years)

Religious marriageSamuel Edward ShemwellView this family
December 22, 1905 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1Roxie Anne Shemwell
September 12, 1906 (Age 19 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2Marvin Clay Shemwell
October 31, 1913 (Age 26 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Chester Lee Kannier
December 26, 1925 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childFredrick Clyde WellsRoxie Anne ShemwellView this family
January 14, 1928 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Alice Mae Wells
March 2, 1928 (Age 41 years)
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherJasper Frank Higgins
1935 (Age 47 years)

Death of a husbandSamuel Edward Shemwell
February 15, 1937 (Age 49 years)
Burial of a husbandSamuel Edward Shemwell
1937 (Age 49 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
MarriageSylvester Lewis “Cy” ShemwellView this family
estimated 1938 (Age 50 years)

Death of a motherAnna Kiza “Coon” Roe
1939 (Age 51 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterLida Higgins
June 30, 1943 (Age 56 years)
Death of a daughterRoxie Anne Shemwell
June 28, 1948 (Age 61 years)
Note: Her Marriage license says she married Clyde E Wells but her death certificate says Frederick Wells. She died in Ohio but lived in Brooklyn.
Death of a husbandSylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell
December 12, 1971 (Age 84 years)
Address: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Death of a sonMarvin Clay Shemwell
June 12, 1973 (Age 86 years)
Religion
Baptist
before 1978 (Age 90 years)

Death October 30, 1978 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
8 years
herself
4 years
younger brother
Family with Samuel Edward Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 22, 1905Todd, Kentucky, United States
9 months
daughter
Roxie Anne Shemwell
Birth: September 12, 1906 27 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 1948Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
7 years
son
Marvin Clay Shemwell
Birth: October 31, 1913 34 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell - View this family
husband
Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell
Birth: April 5, 1888 32 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 12, 1971Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: estimated 1938
Samuel Edward Shemwell + Ollie Shaw Glenn - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: January 6, 1904Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-son
Dallas Glenn
Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1989Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Myrtle Ann Glenn
Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1988Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Emma H Higgins has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Sam E ShemwellheadMW31M24--KYMOKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Emma ShemwellwifeFW23M2411KYKYKY
Roxie ShemwelldaughterFW3S---KYKYKY
Mina ShemwellmotherFW73Wd75KYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Edward ShemwellheadMW39MKYMOKYFarmerGeneral farm
Emma ShemwellwifeFW32MKYMOKY
Roxie ShemwelldaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Marvin ShemwellsonMW6SKYKYKY
Armina M. ShemwellmotherFW80MKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household

Coal Bank Rd. Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Edward ShemwellheadMW48M26KYMOKYFarmerGeneral farm
Emma ShemwellwifeFW42M21KYKYKY
Marvin C ShemwellsonMW16S-KYKYKYLaborerGeneral farm
Chester L. KanniergrandsonMW4S-KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lewis Shemwell - Household

Coal Bank Rd. Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Sy ShemwellheadMW52KY
Emma ShemwellwifeFW52KY
Chester Kannierstep childMW14KY

Notes: Chester is step grand-child? -b

Note
There was a daughter Geneva Shemwell listed in the database, Marvin was also listed in error as their child -b