Rev. Roland W ShemwellAge: 58 years1867–1926
- Name
- Rev. Roland W Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Rev.
- Given names
- Roland W
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | November 21, 1867 60 37 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 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 16 months) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 months)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 2 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 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 12 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | 1891 Census 1891 (Age 23 years)Address: District 4 |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 24 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek October 20, 1895 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 25, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
 Marriage | Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman — View this family October 3, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Shemwell May 25, 1901 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell July 27, 1901 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | McMarion Shemwell January 28, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | McMarion Shemwell October 14, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iowa Shemwell September 1905 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Hubert Roland Shemwell August 5, 1907 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Annie Katherine Shemwell January 3, 1909 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
 Occupation | Methodist Minister Circuit Rider 1912 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell — Elizabeth Lorena Barrett — View this family about 1920 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 52 years) Address: Stotesbury Township |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell February 24, 1921 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | David Roland Shemwell Sr. February 2, 1923 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Hall Shemwell February 22, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
 Death | August 24, 1926 (Age 58 years) Cause of death: Diabetes |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Laurel Oak 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 himself |
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 Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman |
| himself |
Rev. Roland W Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman Birth: September 16, 1875 28 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1960 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1900 — Grayson, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months son |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
McMarion Shemwell Birth: January 28, 1904 36 28 Death: October 14, 1904 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Hubert Roland Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1907 39 31 — Greene, Missouri, United States Death: January 12, 1990 — Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Annie Katherine Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1909 41 33 — Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, United States Death: July 14, 1999 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
Rev. Roland W 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 | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Roland W Shemwell - Household
Exeter, Barry, Missouri
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| Occupation | Pastor-Hickory Grove Church-June 1912
Pastor-Grand Tower, Jackson, Illinois
Methodist Minister-Grand Tower, Jackson, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Roland W Shemwell - Household
Henry, Vernon, MO
Says Rowlands father was born in Ireland |