The Shemwell Family

Dorris Earl ShemwellAge: 76 years19332009

Name
Dorris Earl Shemwell
Given names
Dorris Earl
Surname
Shemwell
Birth January 22, 1933 48 32
Military
Retired chief petty officer and acquisition clerk in the Navy and served in the Seabees.

Birth of a sisterJoyce Dale Shemwell
September 15, 1937 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Edward Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938 (Age 5 years)
twin: Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth of a brotherHarvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938 (Age 5 years)
twin: James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Death of a half-brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 8, 1949 (Age 16 years)
Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach
Burial of a half-brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 11, 1949 (Age 16 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Death of a half-brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
April 29, 1949 (Age 16 years)
Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism
Burial of a half-brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
May 2, 1949 (Age 16 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Note: WWII Draft Card and Death Certificate states birth year 1910 - headstone states birth year 1912
Census April 8, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLydia Sarah Reese
June 20, 1960 (Age 27 years)
Death of a half-brotherBishop Brandon Shemwell
June 7, 1971 (Age 38 years)
Death of a half-brotherDuncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
August 3, 1973 (Age 40 years)
Death of a half-sisterBessie Ruth Shemwell
December 3, 1986 (Age 53 years)
Death of a half-brotherClarence Martin Shemwell
March 2, 1987 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherEllen Elizabeth Bryant
June 3, 1987 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-sisterFlorence Elizabeth Shemwell
August 31, 1990 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherJames Edward Shemwell Sr.
October 27, 1993 (Age 60 years)
Death of a half-brotherSidney Neal Shemwell
April 11, 1998 (Age 65 years)
Burial of a half-brotherSidney Neal Shemwell
April 11, 1998 (Age 65 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Death of a brotherThomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
December 4, 2000 (Age 67 years)
Death of a wifeBarbara Ann McElvoy
September 1, 2001 (Age 68 years)
Death of a half-sisterEarline Louisa Shemwell
December 15, 2002 (Age 69 years)
Occupation
Fire Captain

Death March 4, 2009 (Age 76 years)
Burial March 6, 2009 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 10, 1928Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder brother
Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
Birth: June 11, 1929 45 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 2000Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
4 years
himself
Dorris Earl Shemwell
Birth: January 22, 1933 48 32Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 4, 2009Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger sister
Joyce Dale Shemwell
Birth: September 15, 1937 53 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 21, 2012Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
14 months
younger brother
James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1993Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
younger brother
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 2019Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Gracy Pearl Stagner - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 12, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Jessie Wilton Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
half-sister
Bessie Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1986Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1912 27 22Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1949Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
Florence Elizabeth Shemwell
Birth: February 20, 1914 29 24Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 31, 1990Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
Clarence Martin Shemwell
Birth: May 3, 1920 35 30Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 1987Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
half-brother
Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
Birth: January 31, 1922 37 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-brother
Sidney Neal Shemwell
Birth: April 12, 1924 39 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1998Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Barbara Ann McElvoy - View this family
himself
Dorris Earl Shemwell
Birth: January 22, 1933 48 32Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 4, 2009Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Barbara Ann McElvoy
Birth: November 9, 1935 40 43Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 1, 2001Trigg, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
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Dorris Earl Shemwell has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell - Household

Clarksville Pike Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, John DheadMW66MarTNNight WatchmanLiquor Dispensary
Shemwell, Ellen EwifeFW49MarKY
Shemwell, Dorris EarlsonMW17NevKY
Shemwell, Joyce DaledaughterFW14NevKY
Shemwell, James EdsonMW11NevKY
Shemwell, Harvey BsonMW11NevKY