Gladys Cordellia ShemwellAge: 99 years1901–2000
- Name
- Gladys Cordellia Shemwell
- Given names
- Gladys Cordellia
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Gladys Cordellia Marriott
 Birth | January 4, 1901 35 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Velvalee Virginia Shemwell May 16, 1902 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Cassman Shemwell February 14, 1905 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Helen Alice Shemwell April 17, 1909 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bessie Bell Shemwell February 17, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Vivian Betty Marriott October 20, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 28, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | James Harvey Shemwell November 13, 1935 (Age 34 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lana Lee Marriott March 17, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Marriott Boyd June 23, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 half-sister | Genevieve Shemwell January 20, 1947 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Gloria Jean Boyd July 8, 1949 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Bell Shemwell September 18, 1951 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Penny Louise Boyd July 31, 1954 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Penny Louise Boyd February 20, 1955 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John D McAfee — Lana Lee Marriott — View this family January 22, 1963 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Katherine Propp June 10, 1964 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Helen Alice Shemwell September 21, 1968 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 of a sister | Velvalee Virginia Shemwell March 23, 1977 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Cassman Shemwell April 18, 1982 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a husband | Mitchell Harrod Marriott January 15, 1987 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Vivian Betty Marriott April 13, 1989 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | April 7, 2000 (Age 99 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona |
 Last change | April 22, 2019 – 13:56:07 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 13, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| mother |
Mary Katherine Propp Birth: March 1, 1877 — Bruendal, Germany Death: June 10, 1964 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1900 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
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10 months herself |
Gladys Cordellia Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1901 35 23 — Colorado, United States Death: April 7, 2000 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Velvalee Virginia Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1902 37 25 — Falcon, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 23, 1977 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Frances Cassman Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1905 39 27 — Colorado, United States Death: April 18, 1982 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Helen Alice Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1909 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 21, 1968 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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10 months younger sister |
Bessie Bell Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1910 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 18, 1951 — Yolo, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Edith Blanche Martin |
| father |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 13, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| step-mother |
Edith Blanche Martin Birth: April 25, 1874 22 19 — Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Death: April 13, 1905 — San Joaquin, California, United States |
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Marriage: June 19, 1894 — San Joaquin, Fresno, California, United States |
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Divorce: October 11, 1898 — Colorado, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Genevieve Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1896 31 22 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: January 20, 1947 — Lassen, California, United States |
| Family with Mitchell Harrod Marriott |
| husband |
Mitchell Harrod Marriott Birth: May 31, 1894 — Auglaize, Ohio, United States Death: January 15, 1987 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| herself |
Gladys Cordellia Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1901 35 23 — Colorado, United States Death: April 7, 2000 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| daughter |
Vivian Betty Marriott Birth: October 20, 1920 26 19 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Death: April 13, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Lana Lee Marriott Birth: March 17, 1940 45 39 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Death: June 1, 2002 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
Gladys Cordellia Shemwell has 11 first cousins recorded
Father's family (11)
Parents William David Shemwell + Henrietta Jane “Etta” Pring
Parents Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. + Maude Elanor Thompson
Parents Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. + Mary Emma Penland
3Private–
Parents Emil Constant Ducommun + Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado
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