The Shemwell Family

Lester Morris ShemwellAge: 85 years19142000

Name
Lester Morris Shemwell
Given names
Lester Morris
Surname
Shemwell
Birth September 4, 1914 41 32
Census March 10, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Census April 21, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth “Bessie” Wallace
November 3, 1933 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1Larry Donald “Don” Shemwell
December 10, 1938 (Age 24 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2James Rudell “Rudy” Shemwell
May 27, 1944 (Age 29 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Santford Shemwell
December 21, 1958 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherCallie Emaline Morris
July 10, 1964 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1Kathryn Lorraine Shemwell
November 26, 1966 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherRay Ervin Shemwell Sr.
February 8, 1982 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Ewing Shemwell
February 27, 1983 (Age 68 years)
Death of a granddaughterKathryn Lorraine Shemwell
July 11, 1987 (Age 72 years)
Cause: Auto Accident
Death of a wifeRuby Pearl Campbell
January 22, 1996 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherDelmar Lloyd Shemwell
July 8, 1998 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterIvy Myrtle Shemwell
May 14, 1999 (Age 84 years)
Occupation
Farmer

Religion
Julian Baptist Church
before 2000 (Age 85 years)

Death July 29, 2000 (Age 85 years)
Burial August 1, 2000 (3 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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Marriage: December 23, 1900Stewart, Tennessee, United States
19 months
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William Ewing Shemwell
Birth: April 23, 1907 33 24Kentucky, United States
Death: February 27, 1983Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
Delmar Lloyd Shemwell
Birth: March 6, 1910 36 27Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1998Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
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Larry Donald “Don” Shemwell
Birth: December 10, 1938 24 24Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2011Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
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James Rudell “Rudy” Shemwell
Birth: May 27, 1944 29 29Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 13, 2000Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household

Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, ShermanheadMW46MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Shemwell, CalliewifeFW37MKYTNTN
Shemwell, MyrtledaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Shemwell, ErvinsonMW15SKYKYKYLabor farmHome farm
Shemwell, EwingsonMW12SKYKYKYLabor farmHome farm
Shemwell, LoydsonMW10SKYKYKY
Shemwell, LestersonMW5SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household

Canton & Lafayette Road Trigg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, SanfordheadMW57M27KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, Callie EwifeFW47M17KYKYKY
Shemwell, Mattie IdaughterFW27Wd19KYKYKY
Shemwell, Lester MsonMW15SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household

Magisterial District 6 Linton, Trigg, Ky.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
William S. ShemwellheadMW67KYFarmerFarm
Callie E.wifeFW57KY
Volna O.granddaughterFW17KY
Margie G.granddaughterFW13KY
Lester M.sonMW25KYLaborerFarm
Ruby P.duaghter-in-lawFW21KY
Larry D.grandsonMW1KY

Note
LESTER SHEMWELL The Times Leader Princeton, Ky. Aug. 2, 2000 Lester Shemwell, 85, of Caledonia Pee Dee Road, Gracey, Ky., died Saturday, July 29, 2000 at his home. A farmer and member of Julian Baptist Church, he was born Sept 4, 1914, in Trigg County, Ky. a son of the late William Sanford and Callie Emmaline Morris Shemwell He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Campbell Shemwell on Jan 22, 1996 ; a grandson, Bradley Lamb ; a granddaughter, Kathy Shemwell ; three brothers, Ervin Shemwell, Ewing Shemwell and Lloyd Shemwell ; a sister, Myrtle Burk. Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law, Don amd Mary Shemwell of Hopkinsville, Bobby and June Shemwell of Nashville, Tenn., Rudy and Linda Shemwell of Christian County, Ky., David and Vicki Shemwell of Henderson, and Darrell and Cindy Shemwell of Wadesville, Ind. ; three daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Ron Williams and Sharon and Jeff Pyle, all of Bowling Green, and Charlotte and Fred Lamb of Caldwell County ; 14 grandchildren, Karen Brashears, Barry Shemwell, Hope Keys, Melissa Outland, John Paul Shemwell, Michael Lamb, James Lamb, Ben Shemwell, Emily Shemwell, Christina Shemwell, Tyler Shemwell, Ashley Pyle, Jason Pyle, Amy Pyle, and six great-grandchildren, Kaleb Brashears, Logan Brashears, Amanda Shemwell, Drew Shemwell, Micah Taylor, Chase Taylor. Funeral services Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Goodwin Funeral Home in Cadiz with the Rev Elton Wilson and Rev Don Scott officiating. Burial followed in Flat Lick Cemetery in Christian County, Ky.