The Shemwell Family

Edward Eugene ChadwickAge: 76 years19151992

Name
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Given names
Edward Eugene
Surname
Chadwick
Birth September 5, 1915 27 24
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 months)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterImagene Bertha Chadwick
April 3, 1917 (Age 18 months)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 months)

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 2 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 4 years)
Birth of a brotherOtho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick
February 16, 1927 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 15, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherMurray Freeman Chadwick
February 2, 1934 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherMamie Flora Shemwell
September 6, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Diabetic coma
Birth of a half-brotherGlen Levi Chadwick
February 4, 1938 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Patricia Ann Chadwick
February 16, 1938 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Connie Jean Chadwick
January 12, 1939 (Age 23 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRonnie Hamilton Chadwick
August 10, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas Shemwell
April 15, 1941 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterImagene Bertha Chadwick
October 21, 1941 (Age 26 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Freedona Weaks
December 27, 1942 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 paternal grandfatherWilliam Thomas Chadwick
August 19, 1949 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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
Marriage of a parentMurray Levi ChadwickEffie Pearl CatheyView this family
July 31, 1961 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherMurray Levi Chadwick
July 1968 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 May 5, 1992 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 20, 1908Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder brother
Murray Freeman Chadwick
Birth: August 21, 1909 21 18Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 2, 1934Danville, Houston, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder sister
Alberta Mildred Chadwick
Birth: January 10, 1911 22 19Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 2002Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Thomas “Bill” Chadwick Sr.
Birth: August 27, 1913 25 22Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 2001Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
2 years
himself
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Birth: September 5, 1915 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1992Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
19 months
younger sister
Imagene Bertha Chadwick
Birth: April 3, 1917 29 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 21, 1941Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
10 years
younger brother
Otho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick
Birth: February 16, 1927 39 35Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 10, 2002Houston, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Effie Pearl Cathey - View this family
father
step-mother
Effie Pearl Cathey
Birth: February 7, 1908Big Sandy, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 5, 2003Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 31, 1961Robertson, Tennessee, United States
-24 years
half-brother
Glen Levi Chadwick
Birth: February 4, 1938 50 29Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: May 20, 2017Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Ronnie Hamilton Chadwick
Birth: August 10, 1940 52 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 2024Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Helen L Brown - View this family
himself
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Birth: September 5, 1915 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1992Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
daughter
Patricia Ann Chadwick
Birth: February 16, 1938 22 20Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: April 17, 1996Seattle, King, Washington, United States
11 months
daughter
Connie Jean Chadwick
Birth: January 12, 1939 23 21Michigan, United States
Death: February 8, 2013Steele, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
son
Private
Family with Edith Lincoln Brown - View this family
himself
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Birth: September 5, 1915 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1992Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Edith Lincoln Brown
Birth: April 10, 1917Lee, Virginia, United States
Death: January 2, 2002Wayne, Michigan, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
Charles Raymond Hayes + Helen L Brown - View this family
wife’s husband
Charles Raymond Hayes
Birth: October 4, 1917Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: June 28, 2003Westland, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
step-daughter
Private

Edward Eugene Chadwick has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Murry Levi Chadwick - Household

Houston, TN

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Murry ChadwickheadMW35MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Mamie ShemwellwifeFW30MTNTNTN
Freeman ChadwicksonMW10STNTNTN
Mildred ChadwickdaughterFW8STNTNTN
W T ChadwicksonMW6STNTNTN
Eugene ChadwicksonMW4-1mSTNTNTN
Imagene ChadwickdaughterFW2-3mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Murry Levi Chadwick - Household

Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Murry Levi ChadwickheadMW41M20TNTNTNSalesmanLife Insurance
Mamie ChadwickwifeFW40M19TNTNTN
Freeman ChadwicksonMW20STNTNTNStockmanLumber Co.
William T ChadwicksonMW18STNTNTNClerkGrocery Store
Eugene ChadwicksonMW16STNTNTN
Imagene ChadwickdaughterFW12STNTNTN
Otho ChadwicksonMW3STNTNTN
Dock BlackwellboarderMW25STNTNTNLaborerFactory Auto

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Eugene Chadwick - Household

Mack Avenue Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Chadwick, EugeneheadMW24MTNSame PlaceHammer OperatorAutomobile Parts Forging
Chadwick, HelenXwifeFW23MMOSteeleMO
Chadwick, Patricia AnndaughterFW2SMI
Chadwick, Connie JeandaughterFW1SMI