The Shemwell Family

Mamie Irene ShemwellAge: 67 years19241992

Name
Mamie Irene Shemwell
Given names
Mamie Irene
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Mamie Irene Lacy
Birth March 31, 1924 22 17
Death of a motherNettie Mae Harris
June 25, 1928 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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
Marriage of a parentJohn Thomas “Johnny” ShemwellElea Louise WilkinsView this family
June 20, 1934 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRobert Lee Shemwell
January 19, 1935 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAddie Lucy Clary
1936 (Age 11 years)

Census April 30, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 25 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 paternal grandfatherJames Thomas “Bud” Shemwell
February 13, 1958 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 of a fatherJohn Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell
March 27, 1990 (Age 65 years)
Death January 18, 1992 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Nettie Mae Harris
Birth: February 9, 1907Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 25, 1928Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 20, 1922
15 months
herself
Mamie Irene Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1924 22 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1992Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Elea Louise Wilkins - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: June 20, 1934Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 months
half-brother
Robert Lee Shemwell
Birth: January 19, 1935 33 23Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 6, 2018Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States
Family with Charles Woodford “Googie” Lacy - View this family
husband
Charles Woodford “Googie” Lacy
Birth: March 7, 1921 27 21Allegre, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 15, 2006Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Mamie Irene Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1924 22 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1992Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Woodford “Googie” Lacy - Household

Greenville Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lacy, WoodfordheadXMW19MKYSame placeFarm laborerfarm
Lacy, IrenewifeFW16MKYSame place