Luther Edgar ShemwellAge: 60 years1874–1935
- Name
- Luther Edgar Shemwell
- Given names
- Luther Edgar
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 24, 1874 25 21 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 |
| Birth of a brother | George Shemwell about 1877 (Age 2 years) |
 Occupation | L & N Railroad Conductor and Brakeman |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Florence Shemwell December 23, 1879 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Artie M Shemwell April 17, 1883 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell November 1, 1885 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zora May Shemwell December 20, 1887 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell March 11, 1891 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a mother | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy March 7, 1895 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Angeline “Angie” Gray — View this family June 25, 1895 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton — View this family November 11, 1896 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ray Edgar Shemwell June 25, 1897 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell January 15, 1899 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arthur Luther Shemwell June 8, 1908 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ray Edgar Shemwell — Mary Mattie Bomar — View this family September 7, 1915 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Luther Shemwell January 15, 1917 (Age 42 years) |
 Military | World War I September 12, 1918 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell January 9, 1921 (Age 46 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: W. H. McMillan, Erin Tn. |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Luther Shemwell — Valerie Fay Bell — View this family July 18, 1926 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lt. Col. Arthur Luther Shemwell Jr. September 12, 1926 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Mary D “Molly” Alderson — View this family June 5, 1928 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | August 8, 1935 (Age 60 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy Birth: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1895 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years himself |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell Birth: November 1, 1885 36 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1921 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mamie Flora Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1891 41 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1935 — McKinnon, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Angeline “Angie” Gray |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Angeline “Angie” Gray Birth: June 1858 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1924 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Lee Roy Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1899 49 40 Death: May 23, 1961 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1928 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton |
| himself |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton Birth: April 11, 1876 21 — Brown, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1942 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 11, 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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7 months son |
Ray Edgar Shemwell Birth: June 25, 1897 22 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 7, 1938 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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11 years son |
Arthur Luther Shemwell Birth: June 8, 1908 33 32 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1950 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
Luther Edgar Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents George Franklin Connell + Nancy Ann Shemwell
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enem. by W. M. McElroy Daughter 1 yo. no name.. Florence is in the 1900 census as 19 yo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Luther Edgar Shemwell - Household
13th Dist. Enum. Dist. 108 Wayne, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Luther Edgar Shemwell - Household
Dist. 1 Enum. 109 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Edgar Shemwell - Household
Dist. 1 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Owners Shemwell Cafe Paris Tn. Enum. by Arthur Luther Shemwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | Informant: Roy Shemwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |