The Shemwell Family

Birth December 28, 1890 33 31
Census 1895 (Age 4 years)
MarriageMary Pearl Troutman — View this family
March 27, 1912 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1Russell Merlin Craven
December 27, 1912 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Dorothy Pearl Craven
March 24, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3Bennett Neal Craven
November 27, 1917 (Age 26 years)
Census January 23, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4Geneva Fern Craven
July 5, 1921 (Age 30 years)
Census 1925 (Age 34 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Wesley Craven
August 12, 1931 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherElla Frances Fuller
January 14, 1932 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5Virginia Lee Craven
March 3, 1934 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sonBennett Neal Craven
April 3, 1934 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Russell Merlin Craven Jr
July 20, 1934 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Peggy Jo Walton
August 7, 1936 (Age 45 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3James Bennett Craven
December 29, 1941 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4Phillip Mac Smith
May 23, 1947 (Age 56 years)
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5Barton Lane Swanson
March 24, 1967 (Age 76 years)
Death of a wifeMary Pearl Troutman
September 24, 1968 (Age 77 years)
Death November 11, 1968 (Age 77 years)
Obituary December 19, 1968 (38 days after death)
Burial

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	George Wesley Craven 1857–1931
mother Parents (unknown)	Ella Frances Fuller 1859–1932
himself Family Mary Pearl Troutman Russell Merlin Craven Dorothy Pearl Craven Bennett Neal Craven Geneva Fern Craven Virginia Lee Craven	Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven 1890–1968
Family with Mary Pearl Troutman
himself Parents George Wesley Craven Ella Frances Fuller	Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven 1890–1968
wife Parents Ezra Troutman Sarah Elizabeth Sheets	Mary Pearl Troutman 1889–1968
son Family Ora Mae Crider Russell Merlin Craven Jr James Bennett Craven Private	Russell Merlin Craven 1912–1982
daughter Family Max Alonzo Walton Peggy Jo Walton Private	Dorothy Pearl Craven 1915–1999
son Family (none)	Bennett Neal Craven 1917–1934
daughter Family James Martin Taylor Leonard Allen Smith Phillip Mac Smith Private	Geneva Fern Craven 1921–2012
daughter Family Arthur William “Pete” Swanson Barton Lane Swanson Private Private Private Private	Virginia Lee Craven 1934–2015