Madora E “Dora” ShemwellAge: 20 years1858–1878
- Name
- Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
- Given names
- Madora E
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Madora E Riley
- Nickname
- Dora
 Birth | April 30, 1858 38 36 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary L Shemwell 1861 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Peter Pinkney Shemwell July 10, 1862 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell March 14, 1865 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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 12 years) |
 Marriage | Alexander Lee Riley — View this family November 9, 1876 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Amelia Ann Riley January 5, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | September 4, 1878 (Age 20 years) Cause of death: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1845 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Susanna Cox Shemwell Birth: 1848 27 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1868 |
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2 years elder brother |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Ann Shemwell Birth: about 1852 31 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Adeline Shemwell Birth: September 5, 1854 34 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1888 — Brewers, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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19 months herself |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: 1861 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months younger brother |
Peter Pinkney Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1862 42 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1920 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Rebecca Breezeel |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1892 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Alexander Lee Riley |
| husband |
Alexander Lee Riley Birth: December 5, 1852 28 26 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1927 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1876 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Amelia Ann Riley Birth: January 5, 1878 25 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 29, 1955 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (35)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Pinkney H Shemwell + Sarah E Williamson
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (11)
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Brewers Mill, Marshall, Ky.
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| Death | 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |