Mary Ann ShemwellAge: 71 years1865–1936
- Name
- Mary Ann Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Ann Francis
 Birth | May 19, 1865 58 34 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 19 months)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 19 months)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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 5 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 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 15 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 26 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek October 20, 1895 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 35 years) |
 Marriage | Calvin F “Callie” Francis — View this family December 25, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Shemwell May 25, 1901 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iowa Shemwell September 1905 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Henry Hall Shemwell February 22, 1924 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rev. Roland W Shemwell August 24, 1926 (Age 61 years) Cause: Diabetes |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 |
 Death | August 26, 1936 (Age 71 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 |
| 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 herself |
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 Calvin F “Callie” Francis |
| husband |
Calvin F “Callie” Francis Birth: September 8, 1868 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 28, 1948 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: December 25, 1900 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
Mary Ann 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 | 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
Notes: Enum Dist. 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |