Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” ShemwellAge: 70 years1901–1971
- Name
- Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell
- Given names
- Granbury Dabney
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Uncle Dow
 Birth | July 27, 1901 33 25 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Lorena Barrett — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | McMarion Shemwell January 28, 1904 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | McMarion Shemwell October 14, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hubert Roland Shemwell August 5, 1907 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Annie Katherine Shemwell January 3, 1909 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | May 7, 1910 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/ |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Francis Marion Layman November 17, 1919 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell February 24, 1921 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | David Roland Shemwell Sr. February 2, 1923 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Rev. Roland W Shemwell August 24, 1926 (Age 25 years) Cause: Diabetes |
| Birth of a son #3 | Donald Lee Shemwell September 15, 1929 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 | 1930 (Age 28 years) Address: Wichita Falls Twnship |
| Marriage of a child | Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell — Gertrude Evelyn Morrison — View this family November 20, 1938 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Kent Robert Looby May 20, 1942 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Margaret Anna “Maggie” Green April 18, 1943 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 48 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 | Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman February 1, 1960 (Age 58 years) Cause: Heart Disease |
| Death of a grandson | Kent Robert Looby November 26, 1966 (Age 65 years) Cause: Car Accident |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | August 1971 (Age 70 years) |
| Cremation | August 1971 (on the date of death) Address: Cremated, Ashes spread over Buckeye, Arizona |
 Last change | May 25, 2018 – 19:43:25 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rev. Roland W Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman Birth: September 16, 1875 28 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1960 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1900 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months himself |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
McMarion Shemwell Birth: January 28, 1904 36 28 Death: October 14, 1904 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Hubert Roland Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1907 39 31 — Greene, Missouri, United States Death: January 12, 1990 — Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Annie Katherine Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1909 41 33 — Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, United States Death: July 14, 1999 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Lorena Barrett |
| himself |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Lorena Barrett Birth: January 12, 1903 32 20 — Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 4, 1974 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell Birth: February 24, 1921 19 18 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: July 8, 2004 — Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States |
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23 months son |
David Roland Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 2, 1923 21 20 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: June 16, 1995 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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7 years son |
Donald Lee Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1929 28 26 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States Death: March 23, 2014 |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Henry Hall Shemwell + Mattie E Clinard
Parents Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell + Lela Bell Hancock
Parents Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell + Linnie Bell Ralls
Parents Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell + Nannie Cherry
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Roland W Shemwell - Household
Exeter, Barry, Missouri
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