The Shemwell Family

Athalia E ClardyAge: 75 years18471923

Name
Athalia E Clardy
Given names
Athalia E
Surname
Clardy
Married name
Athalia E Howard
Birth May 1, 1847 33 23
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Birth of a brotherJames Harrison “Henry” Clardy
March 24, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Census December 7, 1850 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEllen C Clardy
February 22, 1852 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterEllen C Clardy
July 2, 1855 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Croup
Death of a maternal grandmotherMariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
October 16, 1858 (Age 11 years)

Birth of a brotherThomas Morton Clardy
November 11, 1858 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 8, 1860 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Clardy
1864 (Age 16 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 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
Death of a sisterElizabeth Clardy
before 1870 (Age 22 years)

Census June 25, 1870 (Age 23 years)
MarriageLeonard Franklin HowardView this family
July 3, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Olivia Clardy
November 20, 1871 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard
September 1875 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherJoseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy
January 22, 1886 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherEmily Ellen Shemwell
July 30, 1893 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childSanford Roland CobbElizabeth B “Lizzie” HowardView this family
December 10, 1895 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 13, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Alice Janet Cobb
September 29, 1902 (Age 55 years)
Census June 1, 1910 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 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 69 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 70 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/
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 72 years)
Death March 13, 1923 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 7, 1841Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder sister
Alice Olivia Clardy
Birth: October 19, 1845 31 22Tennessee, United States
Death: November 20, 1871
18 months
herself
Athalia E Clardy
Birth: May 1, 1847 33 23Tennessee, United States
Death: March 13, 1923Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
3 years
younger brother
23 months
younger sister
Ellen C Clardy
Birth: February 22, 1852 38 28Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 1855Christian, Kentucky, United States
7 years
younger brother
6 years
younger sister
Family with Leonard Franklin Howard - View this family
husband
herself
Athalia E Clardy
Birth: May 1, 1847 33 23Tennessee, United States
Death: March 13, 1923Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage: July 3, 1870Stewart, Tennessee, United States
5 years
daughter

Athalia E Clardy has 49 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (49)

Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
2Iowa Shemwell18601905
5Mary Ann Shemwell18651936
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
1Elizabeth Shemwell18381901
3Frank H Shemwell18441885
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
2Henry James Hester18291881
3Robert A Hester18311901
6Fredonia Hester18391862
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
3Edward Boyd Hewell18421900
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
1Joseph H Shemwell18391886
3John Elam Shemwell18461890
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
1James H Shemwell18491900
2Edward Shemwell18541917
7Emma Jane Shemwell18641944
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
1Richard Mushet18471849
2Kate Mushet18481932
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household

Montgomery Co. Tn.

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Joseph Clardyhead39MWFarmerVA
Emily Clardywife30FWTN
Alice Clardydaughter8FWTN
Othalia Clardydaughter5FWTN
James Clardyson1moMWTN
Milly Shemwell60FWVA
Theodore Shemwell16MWTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household

Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Joseph Clardyhead45MWFarmerVA
Emma Clardywife37FWTN
Alice Clardydaughter15FWTN
Athalia Clardydaughter13FWTN
James Clardyson10MWTN
Thomas Clardyson1MWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household

Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Clardy, Josephhead56MW??VA11
Clardy, Emilywife47FWKeeping HouseTN
Clardy, Alicedaughter22FWAt HomeTN
Clardy, Opheliadaughter21FWAt HomeTN
Clardy, Jamesson19MWFarm HandTN
Clardy, Thomasson9MWTN

Joseph could not vote? -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sanford Roland Cobb - Household

Madison Street 1900 Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts - Sanford R Cobb

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cobb, Sanford RheadWMOct187326M4MAMAMAFarm Laborer
Cobb, LizziewifeWFJul187524M400TNTNTN
Howard, Athaliamother in lawWFMay184753M2911TNVATN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Leonard F Howard - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Howard, Leonard FheadWMJan184555M22TNNCTNFarmer
Howard, AthaliawifeWFApr185050M2211TNVATN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sanford Roland Cobb - Household

Maroa, Twin Falls, Idaho

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cobb, Sanford RheadMW37M14MAMAMAFarmer
Cobb, ElizabethwifeFW34M1411TNTNTN
Cobb, AlicedaughterFW7SMAMATN
Howard, Athaliamother in lawFW63Wd11TNVATN
Parton, Lynnhired handMW19SILILILFarmer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard - Household

Madison Street Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cobb, Elizabeth HheadFW41WdTNTNTN
Cobb, Alice JdaughterFW16SMAMATN
Howard, Athalia EmotherFW71WdTNVATN