The Shemwell Family

Blanche H SightsAge: 74 years18981972

Name
Blanche H Sights
Given names
Blanche H
Surname
Sights
Married name
Blanche H Brooks
Birth April 29, 1898 28 24
Birth of a brotherAshford Rankin Sights
April 20, 1903 (Age 4 years)

Death of a fatherJames Mathew Sights
September 24, 1906 (Age 8 years)

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentEdward Alexander RossMary Susan “Susie” ShemwellView this family
August 23, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph A Shemwell
after 1910 (Age 11 years)

Birth of a half-brotherHomer Alston Ross
October 6, 1912 (Age 14 years)
Death of a half-brotherHomer Alston Ross
October 1, 1913 (Age 15 years)
Burial of a half-brotherHomer Alston Ross
October 7, 1913 (Age 15 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Birth of a half-sisterMadge Lucille Ross
October 2, 1914 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJessie Hampton BrooksView this family
December 26, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherHerman Russel Sights
March 2, 1939 (Age 40 years)

Death of a motherMary Susan “Susie” Shemwell
September 2, 1946 (Age 48 years)
Death of a husbandJessie Hampton Brooks
February 1970 (Age 71 years)
Death September 10, 1972 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 7, 1892Niagara, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder sister
Effie R Sights
Birth: November 1892 23 18
Death: April 24, 1980Henderson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Herman Russel Sights
Birth: estimated March 1896 26 22Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 2, 1939
2 years
herself
Blanche H Sights
Birth: April 29, 1898 28 24Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 10, 1972Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger brother
Ashford Rankin Sights
Birth: April 20, 1903 33 29
Death: August 11, 1985Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Edward Alexander Ross - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: August 23, 1910Henderson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-brother
Homer Alston Ross
Birth: October 6, 1912 45 38Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1913Henderson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-sister
Madge Lucille Ross
Birth: October 2, 1914 47 40Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1998Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Family with Jessie Hampton Brooks - View this family
husband
Jessie Hampton Brooks
Birth: August 18, 1894Kentucky, United States
Death: February 1970Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
herself
Blanche H Sights
Birth: April 29, 1898 28 24Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 10, 1972Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 26, 1918Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

Blanche H Sights has 3 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (3)

Parents William Hedger Shemwell + Mattie Lee Church
3Private
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Susan Shemwell - Household

Hebbardsville, Henderson, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmploy
Susan M SightsheadFW36W1854KYKYKY
Effie R SightsdaughterFW17S---KYKYKY
Herman R SightssonMW14S---KYKYKYFarm LaborerAt home
Blanche H. SightsdaughterFW11S---KYKYKY
Ashford R SightssonMW6S---KYKYKY
Joseph A. ShemwellfatherMW68W---KYKYVACarpenterHouse