Victor Murdoch ShemwellAge: 81 years1913–1994
- Name
- Victor Murdoch Shemwell
- Given names
- Victor Murdoch
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | June 14, 1913 25 21 |
 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/ |
 Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 6 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Joseph Mason Shemwell May 9, 1925 (Age 11 years) Cause: Suicide |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 10, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Katherine Virginia Matthews — View this family March 25, 1935 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Alison Lenore “Chickie” Shemwell December 2, 1935 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Josephine “Josie” Gibbs November 15, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft 1942 (Age 28 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a father | Ernest E Shemwell March 23, 1950 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Alice Lenora Scott November 26, 1950 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Judith Lorraine “Judy” Ruthenberg December 30, 1952 (Age 39 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Saundra Lee Ruthenberg June 30, 1954 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Dana Ann Ruthenberg January 1, 1956 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dana Ann Ruthenberg January 1, 1956 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Allen Ruthenberg December 20, 1959 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lenora A Huddleston 1966 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a wife | Katherine Virginia Matthews 1972 (Age 58 years) |
| 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 | July 9, 1994 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ernest E Shemwell Birth: November 11, 1887 28 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 23, 1950 — New York, United States |
| mother |
Lenora A Huddleston Birth: 1892 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1966 |
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Marriage: September 1, 1910 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
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Divorce: April 1932 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Ernestine Leo Shemwell Birth: July 3, 1911 23 19 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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23 months himself |
Victor Murdoch Shemwell Birth: June 14, 1913 25 21 — Melber, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 1994 — Polk, Florida, United States |
| Family with Katherine Virginia Matthews |
| himself |
Victor Murdoch Shemwell Birth: June 14, 1913 25 21 — Melber, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 1994 — Polk, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Katherine Virginia Matthews Birth: January 18, 1910 — Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: 1972 |
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Marriage: March 25, 1935 — |
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8 months daughter |
Alison Lenore “Chickie” Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1935 22 25 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Death: October 29, 2020 — Sweetwater, Lewis, Tennessee, United States |
Victor Murdoch Shemwell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents John Richard Bryant + Genie Belle Shemwell
Parents Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell + Ethel Otey
Parents William Herschel Huie + Vera Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ernest E Shemwell - Household
1156 North Blvd East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ernest E Shemwell - Household
1609 Anderson Ave Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
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