The Shemwell Family

Geraldine ShemwellAge: 93 years19182012

Name
Geraldine Shemwell
Given names
Geraldine
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Geraldine Soper
Married name
Geraldine Guffy
Birth August 29, 1918 25 21
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 26, 1920 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Lucille Shemwell
January 3, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 15, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy M Gilliam
February 1, 1942 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 fatherDallas Hedger Shemwell
June 16, 1964 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherIdell Ward
March 13, 1970 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 husbandJames George Soper
January 24, 1981 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Lucille Shemwell
March 12, 1994 (Age 75 years)

Death of a husbandJesse Barnett “Barney” Guffy
July 3, 2007 (Age 88 years)

Death February 4, 2012 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: LaCenter Gardens Cemetery
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father
Dallas Hedger Shemwell
Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 16, 1964McCracken, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: 1917
20 months
herself
Geraldine Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 2012Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1921 27 23Illinois, United States
Death: March 12, 1994
Family with James George Soper - View this family
husband
James George Soper
Birth: September 21, 1916Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Death: January 24, 1981Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
herself
Geraldine Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 2012Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Private
Family with Jesse Barnett “Barney” Guffy - View this family
husband
herself
Geraldine Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 2012Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household

S Goebell Ave Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, Dallas HheadMW28MKYKYKYMerchantMotor
Shemwell, IdellwifeFW23MKYTNTN
Shemwell, GeraldinedaughterFW15mSILKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household

2210 Walnut Avenue Cairo, Alexander, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Hedger DheadMW37M24KYKYKYMechanicAuto Sales
Shemwell, IdellwifeFW33M20KYTNTN
Shemwell, ElizabethdaughterFW9SILKYKY
Shemwell, GeraldinedaughterFW11SILKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household

9052 Chestnut Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, HedgerheadMW46MKYProprietorRestaurant
Shemwell, IdellwifeFW41MKYHouse wifePrivate Home
Shemwell, GeraldinedaughterFW21DILHouse KeeperPrivate Home
Shemwell, ElizabethdaughterFW19SILHouse KeeperPrivate Home