Joseph Carlton “Joe” ShemwellAge: 59 years1911–1970
- Name
- Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell
- Given names
- Joseph Carlton
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Joe
 Birth | April 20, 1911 48 31 |
 Birth of a brother | John Harris Wade Shemwell June 17, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 | January 8, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 1, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Dr. Ronald Eugene Shemwell November 2, 1935 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Howard Shemwell January 5, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 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 | Linnie Bell Ralls December 19, 1968 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | July 17, 1970 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Keithville Cemetery |
 Last change | November 29, 2021 – 17:11:02 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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| elder sister |
Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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2 years himself |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Lela Bell Hancock |
| father |
Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — |
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4 years half-sister |
Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mildred E Stoddard |
| himself |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| wife |
Mildred E Stoddard Birth: July 1, 1912 31 27 Death: November 29, 1997 — Bossier, Louisiana, United States |
| son |
Birth: November 2, 1935 24 23 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States Death: September 8, 2016 — Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
John Howard Shemwell Birth: January 5, 1940 28 27 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States Death: June 15, 1997 — Louisiana, United States |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Henry Hall Shemwell + Mattie E Clinard
Parents Rev. Roland W Shemwell + Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman
Parents Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell + Nannie Cherry
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Linnie Bell Ralls - Household
Private Rd Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Linnie Bell Ralls - Household
Jordan St. Shreveport, Caddo, La
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Carlton Shemwell - Household
Shreveport La.
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| Note | The Shreveport Times - September 25, 1946
Joseph C Shemwell up for murder of negro girl
Need to research trial. |