The Shemwell Family

Duncan E. Shemwell

Duncan Eve “Dunk” ShemwellAge: 51 years19221973

Name
Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
Given names
Duncan Eve
Surname
Shemwell
Nickname
Dunk
Birth January 31, 1922 37 32
Birth of a brotherSidney Neal Shemwell
April 12, 1924 (Age 2 years)
Death of a motherGracy Pearl Stagner
September 2, 1926 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Burst Appendix
Death of a paternal grandmotherMarinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack
January 16, 1928 (Age 5 years)
Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee
Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza
Marriage of a parentJohn Douglas “Johnnie” ShemwellEllen Elizabeth BryantView this family
Type: Civil marriage
August 10, 1928 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherThomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
June 11, 1929 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 2, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDorris Earl Shemwell
January 22, 1933 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Knox Polk Stagner
July 7, 1935 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterJoyce Dale Shemwell
September 15, 1937 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Edward Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHarvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938 (Age 16 years)
Military
World War II Army Enlistment
October 28, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 8, 1949 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach

Burial of a brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 11, 1949 (Age 27 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Death of a brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
April 29, 1949 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism
Burial of a brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
May 2, 1949 (Age 27 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
Birth of a son
#1Ronnie Dale Shemwell
October 3, 1951 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 daughter
#2Wilma Jean Shemwell
May 18, 1955 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 34 years)

Death of a brotherBishop Brandon Shemwell
June 7, 1971 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 August 3, 1973 (Age 51 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens
Last change January 26, 202305:33:41

by: Brian Shemwell
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 12, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Jessie & Bessie ShemwellJessie Wilton Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
elder sister
Bessie Ruth Shemwell BrownBessie Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1986Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
James E. ShemwellJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1912 27 22Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1949Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
23 months
elder sister
Shemwell KidsFlorence Elizabeth Shemwell
Birth: February 20, 1914 29 24Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 31, 1990Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Clarence and NannieClarence Martin Shemwell
Birth: May 3, 1920 35 30Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 1987Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
himself
Duncan E. ShemwellDuncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
Birth: January 31, 1922 37 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Truck DriverSidney Neal Shemwell
Birth: April 12, 1924 39 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1998Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Ellen Elizabeth Bryant - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 10, 1928Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
half-brother
Thomas D. Shemwell ca. 1949Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
Birth: June 11, 1929 45 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 2000Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
4 years
half-brother
Doris E. Shemwell ca. 1951Dorris Earl Shemwell
Birth: January 22, 1933 48 32Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 4, 2009Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
half-sister
Joyce D. ShemwellJoyce Dale Shemwell
Birth: September 15, 1937 53 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 21, 2012Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
14 months
half-brother
James Edward ShemwellJames Edward Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1993Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
half-brother
Harvey and his Great GranddaughterHarvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 2019Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mavis Ann Boren - View this family
himself
Duncan E. ShemwellDuncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
Birth: January 31, 1922 37 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
Ronnie D. ShemwellRonnie Dale Shemwell
Birth: October 3, 1951 29 18Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 2012Kelly, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Wilma Jean Shemwell
Birth: May 18, 1955 33 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 7, 2014Boiling Spring Lakes, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Private + Mavis Ann Boren - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell has 53 first cousins recorded