The Shemwell Family

Johnye Mae CaldwellAge: 78 years19131992

Name
Johnye Mae Caldwell
Given names
Johnye Mae
Surname
Caldwell
Married name
Johnye Mae Willenberg
Married name
Johnye Mae Shemwell
Birth November 19, 1913
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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
MarriageJames Bernard ShemwellView this family
April 26, 1947 (Age 33 years)
Census April 25, 1950 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 September 26, 1992 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Angeles Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Johnye Mae Caldwell
Birth: November 19, 1913Adona, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 26, 1992Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States
Family with James Bernard Shemwell - View this family
husband
James Bernard Shemwell
Birth: June 27, 1921 45 33Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1998Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States
herself
Johnye Mae Caldwell
Birth: November 19, 1913Adona, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 26, 1992Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States
Marriage: April 26, 1947Henry, Ohio, United States

No family available

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Bernard Shemwell - Household

17685 Hanna Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, James BheadMW28MarKYPaint Shop WorkerAutomobile Industry
Shemwell, Johnye MwifeFW32MarARRackerAutomobile Industry