Arthur Luther ShemwellAge: 42 years1908–1950
- Name
- Arthur Luther Shemwell
- Given names
- Arthur Luther
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | June 8, 1908 33 32 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 22 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/ |
 Marriage | Valerie Fay Bell — View this family July 18, 1926 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Lt. Col. Arthur Luther Shemwell Jr. September 12, 1926 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 1, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Luther Edgar Shemwell August 8, 1935 (Age 27 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
| Death of a brother | Ray Edgar Shemwell December 7, 1938 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton June 28, 1942 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 | December 1, 1950 (Age 42 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton Birth: April 11, 1876 21 — Brown, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1942 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 11, 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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7 months elder brother |
Ray Edgar Shemwell Birth: June 25, 1897 22 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 7, 1938 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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11 years himself |
Arthur Luther Shemwell Birth: June 8, 1908 33 32 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1950 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Valerie Fay Bell |
| himself |
Arthur Luther Shemwell Birth: June 8, 1908 33 32 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1950 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| wife |
Valerie Fay Bell Birth: June 6, 1908 32 24 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 18, 1926 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States |
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2 months son |
Lt. Col. Arthur Luther Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 12, 1926 18 18 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 17, 1994 — Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States |
Arthur Luther Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly + Luella “Ella” Shemwell
Parents William C “Max” Hager + Luella “Ella” Shemwell
Parents James Frederick “Jim” Weaks + Sarah Florence Shemwell
Parents Artie M Shemwell + Laura Porter Campbell
Parents Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges + Zora May Shemwell
Parents Murray Levi Chadwick + Mamie Flora Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Luther Edgar Shemwell - Household
Dist. 1 Enum. 109 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Edgar Shemwell - Household
Dist. 1 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Owners Shemwell Cafe Paris Tn. Enum. by Arthur Luther Shemwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Luther Shemwell - Household
105 Poplar Street Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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