Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” ShemwellAge: 83 years1921–2004
- Name
- Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell
- Given names
- Kenneth Dabney
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Skeets
 Birth | February 24, 1921 19 18 |
 Military | World War II |
 Birth of a brother | David Roland Shemwell Sr. February 2, 1923 (Age 23 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Rev. Roland W Shemwell August 24, 1926 (Age 5 years) Cause: Diabetes |
| Birth of a brother | Donald Lee Shemwell September 15, 1929 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 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 7, 1930 (Age 9 years) |
 Marriage | Gertrude Evelyn Morrison — View this family November 20, 1938 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Kent Robert Looby May 20, 1942 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 |
 Divorce | Gertrude Evelyn Morrison — View this family 1946 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 paternal grandmother | Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman February 1, 1960 (Age 38 years) Cause: Heart Disease |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Minerva Delia “Minnie” Roberts about 1962 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | Kent Robert Looby November 26, 1966 (Age 45 years) Cause: Car Accident |
| Death of a father | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell August 1971 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Lorena Barrett December 4, 1974 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 brother | David Roland Shemwell Sr. June 16, 1995 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a wife | Gertrude Evelyn Morrison August 7, 1996 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | July 8, 2004 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Address: Plot: Section 2O Row 3 Site 1 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery |
 Last change | August 27, 2020 – 15:00:51 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
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: about 1920 — |
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14 months himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Birth: September 15, 1929 28 26 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States Death: March 23, 2014 |
| Family with Gertrude Evelyn Morrison |
| himself |
Birth: February 24, 1921 19 18 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: July 8, 2004 — Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States |
| ex-wife |
Gertrude Evelyn Morrison Birth: September 11, 1919 — Laverty, Grady, Oklahoma, United States Death: August 7, 1996 — Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States |
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Marriage: November 20, 1938 — Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Divorce: 1946 — |
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4 years son |
Birth: May 20, 1942 21 22 Death: November 26, 1966 — Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States |
| Wilfred Maynard Looby + Gertrude Evelyn Morrison |
| wife’s husband |
Wilfred Maynard Looby Birth: June 29, 1922 — Martin, South Dakota, United States Death: January 23, 2008 — Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
| ex-wife |
Gertrude Evelyn Morrison Birth: September 11, 1919 — Laverty, Grady, Oklahoma, United States Death: August 7, 1996 — Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States |
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Marriage: April 13, 1947 — Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell has 5 first cousins recorded
Mother's family (2)
Parents Arthur Cruce Barrett + Marjorie Louise Sebree
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell - Household
2818 Avenue L Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell - Household
302 7th St. Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma
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