The Shemwell Family

Elsie Mae WilliamsAge: 79 years19111990

Name
Elsie Mae Williams
Given names
Elsie Mae
Surname
Williams
Married name
Elsie Mae Shemwell
Birth April 24, 1911 23 17
Birth of a sisterFrances Edgar Williams
December 8, 1913 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterJuanita Virginia Williams
1920 (Age 8 years)

Census January 1, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Archibald “Archie” Williams
January 18, 1921 (Age 9 years)
Cause: Tubercular Meningitis
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Patton Williams
February 3, 1925 (Age 13 years)
Address: 2469 Harvard
Cause: Toxemia
MarriageLeonard Homer Shemwell Sr.View this family
September 21, 1929 (Age 18 years)
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Address: 250 Lucy
Birth of a son
#1Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr.
September 15, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2George William Shemwell
January 23, 1932 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell
December 18, 1933 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherClara Vashti Ellis
1938 (Age 26 years)
Address: 2602 Autumn
Birth of a daughter
#4Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell
December 4, 1939 (Age 28 years)
Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Address: 2602 Autumn
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1Teresa Anne “Terrie” Shemwell
January 24, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherFrancis Ann “Fannie” Hinchey
May 22, 1956 (Age 45 years)
Address: 957 Mt. Vernon
Birth of a grandson
#2Garry Lee Shemwell
January 18, 1957 (Age 45 years)
Death of a grandsonGarry Lee Shemwell
January 23, 1957 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3Thomas Jerome Shemwell
December 3, 1958 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonThomas Jerome Shemwell
December 3, 1958 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4Deborah Sue “Debbie” Shemwell
December 15, 1958 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5Robert Russell Shemwell
December 30, 1960 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6George William “Billy” Shemwell Jr.
January 11, 1964 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterFrances Edgar Williams
April 1981 (Age 69 years)
Death of a motherClara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge
April 22, 1982 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterJuanita Virginia Williams
1988 (Age 76 years)

Death September 5, 1990 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1910
16 months
herself
3 years
younger sister
Frances Edgar Williams
Birth: December 8, 1913 26 20Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 1981Shelby, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger sister
Family with Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 21, 1929Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr.
Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 2009Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States
16 months
son
23 months
son
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell
Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 2009Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1, 2016Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. + Hazel E Godwin - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Hazel E Godwin
Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: September 2, 2007Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
step-son
Ronald Wynn Shemwell
Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 10, 1947Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
step-son
Private
step-daughter
Private

Elsie Mae Williams has 12 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Archie Williams - Household

Ward 33 Princeton St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Archie J. WilliamsHeadFMW33MTNTNTNCarpenterPublic
Dasey LockridgewifeFW26MAKMSTN
Elsie M. WilliamsdaughterFW8STNTNAK
Francis E. WilliamsdaughterFW6STNTNAK

Notes: George Archie is listed as Archie J.

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Homer Shemwell - Household

Ward 3, Block 503, Lucy St?. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Homer ShemwellheadMW22M21TNTNTNChemistYN
Elsie  WilliamswifeFW18M17TNTNARNone
Will ShemwellfatherMW53M20TNTNTNCooperFair Mfg. Co.YN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household

Civil Dist. 2, Block 12, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Shemwell Elsie MHeadFW28TN
Shemwell Leonard HsonMW9TN
Shemwell George WsonMW8TN
Shemwell Thomas GsonMW6TN
Shemwell Francis VdaughterFW3mTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household

2474 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Elsie MheadFW39DTNNurse Child CareChildrens Nurse
Shemwell, George WsonMW18NevTNStock BoyGrocery Store
Shemwell, Thomas GsonMW16NevTN
Shemwell, Francis VdaughterFW10NevTN
Williams, Francis Agrand motherFW87WdTN

Note
Phone # was Glendale 23006