Clarence Richard ShemwellAge: 69 years1893–1962
- Name
- Clarence Richard Shemwell
- Given names
- Clarence Richard
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | June 28, 1893 18 19 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 years)Note: 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 |
 Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Clara May Popham — View this family February 19, 1917 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | George Richard Shemwell Sr. November 10, 1917 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 18, 1919 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Shirley M Shemwell July 22, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. May 25, 1922 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Dorothy M Shemwell May 4, 1924 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 18, 1930 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Hettie J “Etta” McBride February 5, 1932 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Robert Cunningham March 15, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft 1942 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lowell Lowery — Shirley M Shemwell — View this family June 5, 1942 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 father | Samuel Richard Shemwell 1949 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 52 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 | August 1962 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery |
 Last change | August 21, 2016 – 14:02:56 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
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Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Hettie J “Etta” McBride Birth: June 13, 1874 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1932 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Private |
| Family with Clara May Popham |
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Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Clara May Popham Birth: November 13, 1899 45 40 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1967 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1917 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months son |
Birth: November 10, 1917 24 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 3, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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17 months daughter |
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15 months daughter |
Birth: July 22, 1920 27 20 — Illinois, United States Death: May 22, 1999 — Loomis, Placer, California, United States |
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22 months son |
Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 2009 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Birth: May 4, 1924 30 24 — Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 2013 — Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States |
Clarence Richard Shemwell has 17 first cousins recorded
Father's family (17)
Parents Redic Young Shemwell + Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith
Parents David W O'Neal + Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
Parents John E Murphy + Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
Parents James H Murphy + Talitha Jennie Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household
Caseyville Union Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
S. 21st St. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
South 23 St. Herrin, Williamson, Ilinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
Energy, Williamson County, Illinois
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