Thomas W ShemwellAge: 77 years1800–1877
- Name
- Thomas W Shemwell
- Given names
- Thomas W
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 1800 30 30 |
 Death of a mother | Mary Suit 1801 (Age 6 months) |
| Marriage of a parent | Zachariah Shemwell — Susan Jemimah Whatley — View this family September 6, 1802 (Age 2 years) |
 Occupation | Brickmason |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 2 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Elizabeth Shemwell about 1809 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Jemima Shemwell 1814 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a half-brother | John P Shemwell about 1815 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Maletha Shemwell 1818 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Shemwell about 1822 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Alexander Shemwell about 1825 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | Zachariah Shemwell 1826 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William H Shemwell August 10, 1832 (Age 32 years) Note: Believe birth date on military headstone is incorrect (1832). Born abt 1836? or we might have another William H Shemwell. |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 31 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Marriage | Martha Cherry — View this family February 5, 1835 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 23, 1835 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 26, 1835 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 35 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Clerinda Maletha Shemwell December 14, 1838 (Age 38 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Zachariah Thomas Shemwell November 2, 1840 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | Zachariah Thomas Shemwell November 2, 1840 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | 1840 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell June 23, 1842 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Cherry February 21, 1845 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph Shemwell February 19, 1847 (Age 46 years) Cause: Fever |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong — View this family January 11, 1853 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William M Riggins Jr. — Clerinda Maletha Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage December 22, 1853 (Age 53 years) |
| Lawsuit | JR Hooks vs John Shemwell Lawsuit 1853 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell December 31, 1854 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | John A Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Walthen P Riggins about 1855 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Annie E Riggins January 31, 1857 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Jemima Shemwell June 1, 1857 (Age 56 years) Cause: Congestive chills |
| Birth of a son #8 | Thomas Allen Shemwell December 20, 1857 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Martha Earl Riggins June 30, 1858 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Joseph Mason Shemwell July 17, 1859 (Age 59 years) Note: or Tennessee |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 56 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | October 5, 1860 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Alice M Shemwell April 25, 1862 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell May 24, 1864 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 60 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 grandson #4 | William Riggins March 1, 1866 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Henry Isaac Shamwell October 14, 1867 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 66 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 66 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Thomas Magus Riggins August 28, 1868 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #13 | Ann C Shemwell January 15, 1869 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 68 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 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Fannie Bell Riggins November 1870 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #14 | Susan Shemwell May 12, 1871 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Clerinda Maletha Shemwell 1872 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William Santford Shemwell June 15, 1873 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | July 20, 1877 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Zachariah Shemwell Birth: 1770 43 20 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1826 — Union, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Suit Birth: 1770 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1801 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: July 23, 1794 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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| sister |
Rebecca Shemwell Death: |
| himself |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Susan Jemimah Whatley |
| father |
Zachariah Shemwell Birth: 1770 43 20 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1826 — Union, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Susan Jemimah Whatley Birth: 1782 21 — Georgia, United States Death: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1802 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years half-sister |
Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: about 1809 39 27 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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6 years half-sister |
Jemima Shemwell Birth: 1814 44 32 Death: June 1, 1857 — Cumberland River, Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
John P Shemwell Birth: about 1815 45 33 — Illinois, United States Death: after 1880 |
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4 years half-sister |
Maletha Shemwell Birth: 1818 48 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1894 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Joseph Shemwell Birth: about 1822 52 40 Death: February 19, 1847 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| Family with Martha Cherry |
| himself |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Cherry Birth: April 13, 1813 42 35 Death: February 21, 1845 |
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Marriage: February 5, 1835 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years son |
William H Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1832 32 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1912 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: October 23, 1835 35 22 Death: October 26, 1835 |
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3 years daughter |
Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Birth: December 14, 1838 38 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Birth: November 2, 1840 40 27 Death: November 2, 1840 |
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20 months daughter |
Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Birth: June 23, 1842 41 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong |
| himself |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong Birth: July 15, 1831 31 19 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1917 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 11, 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell Birth: December 31, 1854 54 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
John A Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1855 55 24 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Thomas Allen Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1857 57 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1940 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
Joseph Mason Shemwell Birth: July 17, 1859 59 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 9, 1925 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Alice M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1862 61 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell Birth: May 24, 1864 63 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1934 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910 |
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2 years daughter |
Susan Shemwell Birth: May 12, 1871 70 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1901 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
Thomas W Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (41)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (4)
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel G. Cherry - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W. Shemwell - Household
Cadiz, Trigg, KY
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W. Shemwell - Household
Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
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| Note | He was a brickmason by trade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Thomas W. and Martha Cherry's kids were living with Henry Cherry & Malitha in the 1850 census. |