Rev. Martin Luther ShemwellAge: 78 years1869–1947
- Name
- Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Rev.
- Given names
- Martin Luther
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | April 17, 1869 61 38 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 13 months) |
 Death of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 11 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 22 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
 Marriage | Nannie Cherry — View this family January 2, 1894 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Bishop Wilson Shemwell November 8, 1894 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek October 20, 1895 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 2, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Shemwell May 25, 1901 (Age 32 years) |
| Witness at a marriage | Dr. William P Hicks — Iowa Shemwell — View this family November 17, 1902 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iowa Shemwell September 1905 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 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 47 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 48 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 | January 8, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bishop Wilson Shemwell — Gussie Lee Finnell — View this family August 21, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Billy Gene Shemwell October 27, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Hall Shemwell February 22, 1924 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | 1924 (Age 54 years) |
| Pastor | Mt. Moriah United Methodist 1924 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rev. Roland W Shemwell August 24, 1926 (Age 57 years) Cause: Diabetes |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Rev. James Martin “Jim” Shemwell May 1, 1936 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell August 26, 1936 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nannie Cherry February 26, 1938 (Age 68 years) Cause: Breast Cancer |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 | July 20, 1947 (Age 78 years) Cause of death: Coronary occlusion-tuberculosis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Finnell Family 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 |
| 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Nannie Cherry |
| himself |
Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1869 61 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1947 — Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nannie Cherry Birth: May 28, 1875 36 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1938 — Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 2, 1894 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months son |
Bishop Wilson Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1894 25 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 22, 1972 — Boone, Missouri, United States |
| 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 - Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - Household
Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - Household
Miller, Gentry, Missouri
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