The Shemwell Family

Otho Shemwell “Joe” ChadwickAge: 75 years19272002

Name
Otho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick
Given names
Otho Shemwell
Surname
Chadwick
Nickname
Joe
Birth February 16, 1927 39 35
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 3 years)
Death of a brotherMurray Freeman Chadwick
February 2, 1934 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherMamie Flora Shemwell
September 6, 1935 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Diabetic coma
Birth of a half-brotherGlen Levi Chadwick
February 4, 1938 (Age 10 years)
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRonnie Hamilton Chadwick
August 10, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas Shemwell
April 15, 1941 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterImagene Bertha Chadwick
October 21, 1941 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Freedona Weaks
December 27, 1942 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 34 years)
Death of a fatherMurray Levi Chadwick
July 1968 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 brotherEdward Eugene Chadwick
May 5, 1992 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Thomas “Bill” Chadwick Sr.
February 14, 2001 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterAlberta Mildred Chadwick
April 11, 2002 (Age 75 years)
Death July 10, 2002 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Note: Find-A-Grave also has him buried in Arlington Heights Cemetery, Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United Sta…
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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
elder brother
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Birth: September 5, 1915 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1992Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
19 months
elder sister
Imagene Bertha Chadwick
Birth: April 3, 1917 29 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 21, 1941Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
10 years
himself
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
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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
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Otho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick
Birth: February 16, 1927 39 35Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 10, 2002Houston, Tennessee, United States
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Otho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick
Birth: February 16, 1927 39 35Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 10, 2002Houston, Tennessee, United States
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Otho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick has 15 first cousins recorded

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 - Murray Levi Chadwick - Household

River Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Murray L ChadwickheadMW52MTNDetroitSaw Mill OperatorSaw Mill
Effie P ChadwickwifeFW32MTNDetroit
Otho S ChadwicksonMW13STNDetroit
Glennie L ChadwicksonMW2STN

Burial
Find-A-Grave also has him buried in Arlington Heights Cemetery, Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106618757/otho-shemwell-chadwick