Iowa ShemwellAge: 45 years1860–1905
- Name
- Iowa Shemwell
- Given names
- Iowa
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Iowa Hicks
 Birth | March 12, 1860 52 29 |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 2 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell August 28, 1862 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Dalin Shemwell June 10, 1863 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell May 19, 1865 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 months)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 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 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 6 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 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 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 20 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 31 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek October 20, 1895 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Shemwell May 25, 1901 (Age 41 years) |
 Marriage | Dr. William P Hicks — View this family November 17, 1902 (Age 42 years) Witness: Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell
Witness: Nannie Cherry
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 Death | September 1905 (Age 45 years) |
| 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 |
| elder brother |
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 herself |
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 Dr. William P Hicks |
| husband |
Dr. William P Hicks Death: |
| herself |
Iowa Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1860 52 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1905 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 17, 1902 — Crofton, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Iowa 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 - Thomas Dalin Shemwell - Household
ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Next door to brother Joseph with sisters |