Lela Bell HancockAge: 81 years1872–1954
- Name
- Lela Bell Hancock
- Given names
- Lela Bell
- Surname
- Hancock
- Married name
- Lela Bell Shemwell
 Birth | October 12, 1872 29 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Georgia Hancock 1884 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell — View this family December 24, 1895 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Gradie Odella Shemwell August 20, 1899 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 27 years) |
 Left Wife | Dr. Shemwell elopes May 25, 1905 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Minerva Jane McClain November 3, 1907 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | 1910 (Age 37 years) Address: with father Hancock |
| Death of a husband | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker — Gradie Odella Shemwell — View this family January 9, 1916 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ova Bee Clarice Walker December 16, 1916 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Eloise Maloi Walker May 14, 1919 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | 1920 (Age 47 years) Address: - living alone |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mollie Juanita Walker December 8, 1922 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | James H Hancock November 12, 1923 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jennie Ann Hancock December 19, 1926 (Age 54 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Jennie Ann Hancock December 1926 (Age 54 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Brandon “Mac” Walker July 30, 1929 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | 1930 (Age 57 years) Address: Dist. 3 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Norma Jean Walker August 6, 1934 (Age 61 years) |
 Death | August 30, 1954 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H Hancock Birth: May 15, 1843 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1923 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Minerva Jane McClain Birth: April 24, 1847 Death: November 3, 1907 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Jennie Ann Hancock Birth: May 17, 1869 26 22 Death: December 19, 1926 |
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3 years herself |
Lela Bell Hancock Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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12 years younger sister |
Georgia Hancock Birth: 1884 40 36 Death: 1968 |
| Family with Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell |
| husband |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Lela Bell Hancock Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — |
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4 years daughter |
Gradie Odella Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
| Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell + Linnie Bell Ralls |
| husband |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Linnie Bell Ralls Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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| step-daughter |
Marguerite Elaine Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
John Harris Wade Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
Lela Bell Hancock has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Wade Shemwell - Household
ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Next door to brother & sisters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Source: “The Stewart-Houston Times” Newspaper, a weekly newspaper of Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee
Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, September 7, 1954
Page: Front Page
Name: Lela Bell (Hancock) Shemwell
Age: 81
Born: Date not listed, born in Trigg County, Kentucky
Died: August 30, 1954 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
Funeral: September 1, 1954 with Milligan & Ridgeway Funeral Home in Stewart County, Tennessee
Burial: Flat Lick Cemetery
Parents: James H. Hancock and Minerva (McClain) Hancock
Deceased Spouse: Dr. J. W. Shemwell
Surviving Children: Mrs. Gradie Walker
Surviving Siblings: Mrs. Georgia Crane |