Henry Hall ShemwellAge: 69 years1854–1924
- Name
- Henry Hall Shemwell
- Given names
- Henry Hall
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 22, 1854 47 24 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a sister | Iowa Shemwell March 12, 1860 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell August 28, 1862 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Dalin Shemwell June 10, 1863 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell May 19, 1865 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. Roland W Shemwell November 21, 1867 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 12 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell April 17, 1869 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 15 years) |
 Occupation | Farm Hand 1870 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Mattie E Clinard — View this family October 15, 1884 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Harris E Shemwell August 16, 1885 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Joseph H Shemwell March 12, 1887 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a son | Harris E Shemwell June 13, 1887 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Inez Mattie Shemwell June 1888 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph H Shemwell August 19, 1889 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 37 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek October 20, 1895 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 |
| Death of a wife | Mattie E Clinard 1899 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Shemwell May 25, 1901 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage | Irene B “Rena” Killebrew — View this family December 9, 1901 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iowa Shemwell September 1905 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 | March 12, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | February 22, 1924 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKinney Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek Birth: July 5, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1895 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| himself |
Henry Hall Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1854 47 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1924 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Iowa Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1860 52 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1905 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
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9 months younger brother |
Thomas Dalin Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1863 56 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1948 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: May 19, 1865 58 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1936 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Rev. Roland W Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1869 61 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1947 — Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha Sinnot |
| father |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Martha Sinnot Birth: about 1810 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 14, 1883 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 1836 — |
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3 years half-sister |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: 1838 30 28 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 25, 1901 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Allen James Shemwell Birth: 1840 32 30 — Louisiana, United States Death: January 12, 1892 — Louisiana, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Frank H Shemwell Birth: 1844 36 34 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: June 1, 1885 |
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3 years half-sister |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1846 39 36 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 24, 1874 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Mattie E Clinard |
| himself |
Henry Hall Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1854 47 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1924 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mattie E Clinard Birth: July 1854 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1899 |
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Marriage: October 15, 1884 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Harris E Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1885 31 31 Death: June 13, 1887 |
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19 months son |
Joseph H Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1887 32 32 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1889 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Inez Mattie Shemwell Birth: June 1888 33 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Irene B “Rena” Killebrew |
| himself |
Henry Hall Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1854 47 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1924 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Irene B “Rena” Killebrew Birth: June 1875 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 9, 1901 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Samuel V Cobb + Irene B “Rena” Killebrew |
| wife’s husband |
Samuel V Cobb Death: |
| wife |
Irene B “Rena” Killebrew Birth: June 1875 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: September 28, 1892 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Albie M Cobb Birth: December 19, 1894 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1953 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
Henry Hall Shemwell has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (44)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Higgs Shemwell - Household
Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Higgs Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Walter L McCuiston - Household
State Street Hardin, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Hall Shemwell - Household
Bumpis Mills Road Stewart TN
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Hall Shemwell - Household
Long Hallow, Trigg, KY
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