The Shemwell Family

James Edward Shemwell Sr.Age: 54 years19381993

Name
James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Given names
James Edward
Surname
Shemwell
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth November 16, 1938 54 38
twin: Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938 54 38
Birth of a brotherHarvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938
twin: James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Death of a half-brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 8, 1949 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach
Burial of a half-brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 11, 1949 (Age 10 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Death of a half-brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
April 29, 1949 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism
Burial of a half-brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
May 2, 1949 (Age 10 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 11 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLydia Sarah Reese
June 20, 1960 (Age 21 years)
Death of a half-brotherBishop Brandon Shemwell
June 7, 1971 (Age 32 years)
Death of a half-brotherDuncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
August 3, 1973 (Age 34 years)
Death of a half-sisterBessie Ruth Shemwell
December 3, 1986 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-brotherClarence Martin Shemwell
March 2, 1987 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherEllen Elizabeth Bryant
June 3, 1987 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterFlorence Elizabeth Shemwell
August 31, 1990 (Age 51 years)
Occupation
Fireman

Death October 27, 1993 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cerulean Cemetery
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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
elder brother
Dorris Earl Shemwell
Birth: January 22, 1933 48 32Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 4, 2009Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder sister
Joyce Dale Shemwell
Birth: September 15, 1937 53 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 21, 2012Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
14 months
himself
James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1993Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
twin brother
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 2019Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
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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
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himself
James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1993Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Private
daughter
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daughter
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James Edward Shemwell Sr. 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