William H ShemwellAge: 80 years1832–1912
- Name
- William H Shemwell
- Given names
- William H
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 10, 1832 32 19 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 1832Note: 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 of parents | Thomas W Shemwell — Martha Cherry — View this family February 5, 1835 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 23, 1835 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 26, 1835 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 3 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 sister | Clerinda Maletha Shemwell December 14, 1838 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Zachariah Thomas Shemwell November 2, 1840 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Zachariah Thomas Shemwell November 2, 1840 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | 1840 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell June 23, 1842 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Cherry February 21, 1845 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Cherry May 7, 1849 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Thomas W Shemwell — Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong — View this family January 11, 1853 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell December 31, 1854 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John A Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Lydia Minerva Daniel September 1856 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Allen Shemwell December 20, 1857 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Mason Shemwell July 17, 1859 (Age 26 years) Note: or Tennessee |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 27 years) |
 Military | Pvt. Forrest's Calvary CSA 1861 (Age 28 years) |
| Military | Civil War February 19, 1862 (Age 29 years)Agency: Confederate Army Note: Captured as prisoner of war by Union Army. Transferred to Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alice M Shemwell April 25, 1862 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell May 24, 1864 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 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 half-brother | Henry Isaac Shamwell October 14, 1867 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 34 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 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ann C Shemwell January 15, 1869 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 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 37 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Susan Shemwell May 12, 1871 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clerinda Maletha Shemwell 1872 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas W Shemwell July 20, 1877 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 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 1, 1880 (Age 47 years) |
| Voter Enumeration | Voter Enumeration 1891 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Susan Shemwell about 1901 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell November 20, 1907 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Alice M Shemwell November 20, 1907 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John A Shemwell before 1910 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Ann C Shemwell 1910 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | December 25, 1912 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lowry Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: October 23, 1835 35 22 Death: October 26, 1835 |
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3 years younger sister |
Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Birth: December 14, 1838 38 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Birth: November 2, 1840 40 27 Death: November 2, 1840 |
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20 months younger sister |
Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Birth: June 23, 1842 41 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong |
| father |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910 |
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2 years half-sister |
Susan Shemwell Birth: May 12, 1871 70 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1901 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
William H Shemwell has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (24)
Parents Lemuel G Cherry + Julia Sallee
Parents Lemuel G Cherry + Delilah Dodd
Parents William B Cherry + Daisy Jane …
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
| Birth | Believe birth date on military headstone is incorrect (1832). Born abt 1836? or we might have another William H Shemwell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Who are William, Adaline,May & Letha Wise Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: District 7, Dover P. O. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Captured as prisoner of war by Union Army. Transferred to Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Civil District 9 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Adaline is Mahalia? John born in Tn. William H is son of Thomas W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: William H is John's uncle - father’s half-brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Howell - Household
Stewart, Tn
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