The Shemwell Family

Myrtle GentleAge: 57 years19081965

Name
Myrtle Gentle
Given names
Myrtle
Surname
Gentle
Birth about 1908 26 22
Census April 10, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHoward Burton Gentle Sr.
March 10, 1911 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherNuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle
April 23, 1912 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherClifford Gentle
May 20, 1918 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Leukemia
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAugustine America “Gussie” Shemwell
April 19, 1921 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Senile Dementia
Death of a brotherNorris Gentle
April 26, 1922 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Brights Disease
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames William Hester
July 2, 1926 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Dysentery
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlfred Caldwell Gentle
May 26, 1931 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherArminda Glidewell
February 19, 1941 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMattie Stella Hester
May 6, 1949 (Age 41 years)
Death after 1965 (Age 57 years)
Note: Found on Ancestry can't verify -b
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father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1901
21 months
elder sister
Mable Ruth Gentle
Birth: September 30, 1902 21 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1989Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Norris Gentle
Birth: December 30, 1905 24 20Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1922Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder brother
Clifford Gentle
Birth: January 6, 1907 25 21Lot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 20, 1918Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
Myrtle Gentle
Birth: about 1908 26 22Kentucky, United States
Death: after 1965Michigan, United States
3 years
younger brother

Myrtle Gentle has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gentle, Nuton AheadMW27M19KYKYKYOperatorRail Road
Gentle, MattiewifeFW24M1944KYKYKY
Gentle, MabledaughterFW7MKYKYKY
Gentle, NorrissonMW5SKYKYKY
Gentle, CliffordsonMW3SKYKYKY
Gentle, MyrtledaughterFW1SKYKYKY
Gentle, Walter BbrotherMW19SKYKYKY

Says Walter is son, Nuton not old enough, 1st marriage(M1) and Mattie has only 4 children.. best guess brother -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hester, James WheadMW72WdKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Gentle, MattiedaughterFW31WdKYKYKY
Gentle, Norrisgrand sonMW15SKYKYKY
Gentle, Myrtlegrand daughterFW12SKYKYKY
Gentle, Howardgrand sonMW9SKYKYKY

Arthur next door

Death
Found on Ancestry can't verify -b