Helen Rebecca ShemwellAge: 76 years1898–1975
- Name
- Helen Rebecca Shemwell
- Given names
- Helen Rebecca
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Helen Rebecca Morgan
 Birth | August 18, 1898 33 24 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a sister | Ruth Shemwell May 31, 1900 (Age 21 months) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 21 months) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Shemwell June 15, 1901 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Adeline Olivia Shemwell May 1902 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Laura Bell Shemwell January 15, 1904 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 5 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Death of a sister | Laura Bell Shemwell June 20, 1904 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Clark Shemwell March 17, 1905 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. December 27, 1906 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell about 1909 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. November 17, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 12, 1913 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 8, 1914 (Age 15 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 years)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 sister | Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell April 12, 1918 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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/ |
| Death of a father | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell April 5, 1919 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | James Hayden Morgan — View this family 1921 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Rebecca Morgan 1922 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 5, 1930 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Dixie H Morgan 1931 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Russell McGregor 1942 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 51 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 |
| Death of a mother | Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland August 9, 1959 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. February 18, 1963 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Catherine Shemwell 1968 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Hayden Morgan July 7, 1972 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Adeline Olivia Shemwell February 22, 1973 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 | January 28, 1975 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery: Strow Cemetery |
 Last change | June 20, 2016 – 12:00:43 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland Birth: March 10, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 1959 — Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 2, 1896 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Mary Catherine Shemwell Birth: March 1897 31 22 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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18 months herself |
Helen Rebecca Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1898 33 24 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1975 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: May 31, 1900 35 26 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1901 — Benton, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Adeline Olivia Shemwell Birth: May 1902 37 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1973 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Laura Bell Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1904 38 29 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1904 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Julia Clark Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1905 40 31 — Benton, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1987 |
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21 months younger brother |
Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. Birth: December 27, 1906 41 32 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1963 — Riverdale, Prince Georges, Maryland, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell Birth: about 1909 43 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2006 — Dixon, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 17, 1910 45 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1994 — Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret Wayne Shemwell Birth: January 12, 1913 47 38 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1914 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1918 53 44 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 2011 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
| Family with James Hayden Morgan |
| husband |
James Hayden Morgan Birth: April 25, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1972 — Benton, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Helen Rebecca Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1898 33 24 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1975 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1921 — |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Rebecca Morgan Birth: 1922 37 23 Death: March 19, 2013 — Benton, Kentucky, United States |
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10 years daughter |
Dixie H Morgan Birth: 1931 46 32 — Benton, Kentucky, United States Death: 2014 — Illinois, United States |
Helen Rebecca Shemwell has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell + Martha Angeline Lyles
Parents Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles + Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Parents Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell + Luella Bell
Parents Alexander Lee Riley + Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Parents Peter Pinkney Shemwell + Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Maiden Alley Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Willie Queen Bourland - Household
Maiden Lane Benton Marshall Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Hayden Morgan - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Hayden Morgan - Household
Symsonia Highway Marshall, Kentucky
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