The Shemwell Family

John Theobald + Maria E “Mary” Leister

3 children
Amelia C “Mele” Theobald
Birth: October 1, 1849 29 24 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1925 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Henry Theobald
Birth: February 27, 1851 31 26 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: September 17, 1922 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Lucy Theobald Theobald
Birth: October 25, 1857 37 32 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 1, 1931 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Parents Grandparents
John Theobald
Birth: 1820 — Germany
Death: March 20, 1896 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States

Maria E “Mary” Leister
Birth: 1825 — Germany
Death: June 2, 1897 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family group information
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Note
John Theobald was born in Prussia & immigrated to the US at New Orleans in the late 1840's. He moved his family to Trigg Co. KY by the mid-1850's and set up business as a boot & shoemaker. Some years later he moved again to Mayfield and ran the same business with his son Henry on the courthouse square in Mayfield. He was living on Water St. in Mayfield at the time of his death.