Henry Elmer ShamwellAge: 78 years1903–1982
- Name
- Henry Elmer Shamwell
- Given names
- Henry Elmer
- Surname
- Shamwell
 Birth | August 1, 1903 35 37 |
 Birth of a brother | Barney S Shamwell June 21, 1905 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Grace May Shamwell 1909 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell October 23, 1909 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong February 16, 1917 (Age 13 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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 | March 18, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 8, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart February 26, 1942 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Isaac Shamwell July 3, 1943 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 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 brother | Barney S Shamwell February 25, 1955 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Samuel Franklin Shemwell February 23, 1968 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 | June 6, 1982 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart Birth: June 1866 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1942 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 30, 1896 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Eva Lilly Shamwell Birth: May 29, 1898 30 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1982 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years himself |
Henry Elmer Shamwell Birth: August 1, 1903 35 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 6, 1982 — Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Barney S Shamwell Birth: June 21, 1905 37 39 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 25, 1955 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Grace May Shamwell Birth: 1909 41 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 2007 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
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10 months younger brother |
James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell Birth: October 23, 1909 42 43 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1992 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Rebecca Kennedy |
| father |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Rebecca Kennedy Death: |
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Marriage: November 11, 1888 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months half-brother |
Samuel Franklin Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1889 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 23, 1968 |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Stamper Chapel Rd. Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Indicates 2nd marriage, Lizza 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Long Hallow, Trigg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
Elmer is incorrectly listed as Elma & female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Euphrates “Phrates” Oliver - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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