Myrtle ShemwellAge: 88 years1892–1980
- Name
- Myrtle Shemwell
- Given names
- Myrtle
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Myrtle Lennox
 Birth | March 1892 33 22 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Olivia “Ollie” McCauley after June 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edward E Bigham — Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar — View this family Type: Civil marriage April 3, 1904 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar March 20, 1921 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 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 5, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
 Religious marriage | William Robley Lennox — View this family June 25, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mayme Lee Shemwell July 8, 1960 (Age 68 years) Cause: Colon Cancer |
| Burial of a sister | Mayme Lee Shemwell July 11, 1960 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Lawn Cemetery |
| Death of a husband | William Robley Lennox August 27, 1975 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 | April 22, 1980 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sikeston City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1885 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: October 9, 1902 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Minor Bird Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1886 27 17 Death: July 3, 1888 — East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years herself |
Myrtle Shemwell Birth: March 1892 33 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1980 |
| Mother’s family with Edward E Bigham |
| step-father |
Edward E Bigham Birth: May 11, 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: July 11, 1932 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1904 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| Family with William Robley Lennox |
| husband |
William Robley Lennox Birth: June 13, 1888 — Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, United States Death: August 27, 1975 |
| herself |
Myrtle Shemwell Birth: March 1892 33 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1980 |
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Marriage: June 25, 1930 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Jackson Shemwell - Household
1900 Birds Point, Mississippi, MO
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward E Bingham - Household
Chapman & Briam Rd. Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Shemwell - Household
1220 Strange Ave St. Louis, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William J Sherwood - Household
4038 Blaine Ave St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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