The Shemwell Family

Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” ShemwellAge: 75 years19332009

Name
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell
Given names
Thomas Gilbert
Surname
Shemwell
Nickname
Tommy
Birth December 18, 1933 26 22
Death of a paternal grandmotherJudith “Jude” McMillan
December 20, 1936 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterFrancis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell
December 4, 1939 (Age 5 years)
Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 6 years)
Address: 2602 Autumn
Birth of a half-brotherRonald Wynn Shemwell
July 10, 1947 (Age 13 years)
Death of a half-brotherRonald Wynn Shemwell
July 10, 1947 (Age 13 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell
September 24, 1953 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Heart Failure
Birth of a son
#1Thomas Jerome Shemwell
December 3, 1958 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonThomas Jerome Shemwell
December 3, 1958 (Age 24 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherClara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge
April 22, 1982 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherElsie Mae Williams
September 5, 1990 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherLeonard Homer Shemwell Sr.
November 29, 1993 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifeCharlene Rogers
May 31, 1997 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherLeonard Homer Shemwell Jr.
March 23, 2009 (Age 75 years)
Death August 5, 2009 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: September 21, 1929Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder brother
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr.
Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 2009Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States
16 months
elder brother
23 months
himself
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell
Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 2009Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1, 2016Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
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father
step-mother
Hazel E Godwin
Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: September 2, 2007Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
half-brother
Ronald Wynn Shemwell
Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 10, 1947Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
half-brother
Private
half-sister
Private
Family with Charlene Rogers - View this family
himself
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell
Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 2009Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Charlene Rogers
Birth: December 18, 1936Earle, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 31, 1997Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
son
Thomas Jerome Shemwell
Birth: December 3, 1958 24 21Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1958Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
son
Private
son
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Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household

Civil Dist. 2, Block 12, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Shemwell Elsie MHeadFW28TN
Shemwell Leonard HsonMW9TN
Shemwell George WsonMW8TN
Shemwell Thomas GsonMW6TN
Shemwell Francis VdaughterFW3mTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household

2474 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Elsie MheadFW39DTNNurse Child CareChildrens Nurse
Shemwell, George WsonMW18NevTNStock BoyGrocery Store
Shemwell, Thomas GsonMW16NevTN
Shemwell, Francis VdaughterFW10NevTN
Williams, Francis Agrand motherFW87WdTN

Note
Thomas G. "Tommy" Shemwell 75, of Eads, TN, formerly of Memphis, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 8, at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel, with interment to follow in Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. on Friday, August 7, at the funeral home. Tommy retired from Mid-South Fair/ Libertyland after 30 years of service, and he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Cordova. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Tommy was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Charlene Shemwell; and by his son, Thomas Jerome "Jerry" Shemwell. He is survived by 2 sons, Tim Shemwell (Kathy) and Tony Shemwell (JoAnne); 7 grandc½hildren, Branden, Chris, Logan, Luke, Laney, Landon, and Lexy; his sister, Ginger Shemwell; his brother, George Shemwell; and numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Published in The Commercial Appeal on 8/5/2009.