Geraldine ShemwellAge: 93 years1918–2012
- 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 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 sister | Elizabeth 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 grandmother | Lucy 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 father | Dallas Hedger Shemwell June 16, 1964 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Idell 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 husband | James George Soper January 24, 1981 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell March 12, 1994 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jesse 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 |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Idell Ward Birth: May 27, 1897 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1970 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1917 — |
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20 months herself |
Geraldine Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21 — Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 2012 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1921 27 23 — Illinois, United States Death: March 12, 1994 |
| Family with James George Soper |
| husband |
James George Soper Birth: September 21, 1916 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States Death: January 24, 1981 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Geraldine Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21 — Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 2012 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Family with Jesse Barnett “Barney” Guffy |
| husband |
Jesse Barnett “Barney” Guffy Birth: September 21, 1916 Death: July 3, 2007 |
| herself |
Geraldine Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21 — Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 2012 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
S Goebell Ave Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
2210 Walnut Avenue Cairo, Alexander, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
9052 Chestnut Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois
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