The Shemwell Family

Birth January 7, 1920 25 20
Birth of a brotherRobert Thomas “Bob” Rager
February 18, 1922 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterDorothy V Rager
January 28, 1924 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterRuby Doris Rager
February 4, 1926 (Age 6 years)
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJacob Alexander “Jake” Groves
July 12, 1942 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterIma Jean Rager
December 8, 1947 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherHouston Robert Rager
February 28, 1948 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal
July 16, 1961 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherElva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves
February 12, 1989 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Thomas “Bob” Rager
December 22, 2000 (Age 80 years)
Death June 28, 2002 (Age 82 years)

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Houston Robert Rager 1894–1948
mother Parents Jacob Alexander “Jake” Groves Martha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal	Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves 1899–1989
elder sister Family (none)	Emmie Lou Rager 1915–2003
elder sister Family Alvie Clem Willis Private Gerald Ray Willis Linda June Willis Private Private Private	Ima Jean Rager 1917–1947
herself Family (none)	Bernice Ellen Rager 1920–2002
younger brother Family Kathryn Elizabeth Foose Private Private Private Private	Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager 1922–2000
younger sister Family Norvel E Baggett Private	Dorothy V Rager 1924–2020
younger sister Family Gordon Franklin Grace Private	Ruby Doris Rager 1926–2016
Mother’s family with Private
step-father Parents (unknown)	Private
mother Parents Jacob Alexander “Jake” Groves Martha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal	Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves 1899–1989