James Lee “Jimmy” ShemwellAge: 49 years1918–1967
- Name
- James Lee “Jimmy” Shemwell
- Given names
- James Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Jimmy
 Birth | March 22, 1918 21 19 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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/ |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 21 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Lura Kathlyn Shemwell February 12, 1921 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Matilda Donelson March 3, 1931 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Mae Shemwell February 13, 1934 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Dorothy Elizabeth Downey — View this family June 21, 1941 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Elza “Bill” Shemwell March 2, 1944 (Age 25 years) Note: Home of Son of Carl on Estes Lane in Paducah, KY. Pa lived with my grandparents, Carl and Maude - Lenore55 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 27 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 | May 7, 1967 (Age 49 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rex Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1896 38 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1973 — Nokomis, Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| mother |
Mattie Lura Prior Birth: October 24, 1898 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1997 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| himself |
James Lee “Jimmy” Shemwell Birth: March 22, 1918 21 19 — Boaz, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1967 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lura Kathlyn Shemwell Birth: February 12, 1921 24 22 — Folsomdale, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 2012 — Odessa, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| younger sister |
Martha Mae Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1934 37 35 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 27, 2011 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Dorothy Elizabeth Downey |
| himself |
James Lee “Jimmy” Shemwell Birth: March 22, 1918 21 19 — Boaz, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1967 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Dorothy Elizabeth Downey Birth: August 27, 1918 — Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 2003 — San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: June 21, 1941 — Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Rex Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall, Ky.
Notes: Living next door to William, Greene & Martha Shemwell |