Jefferson Devan HewellAge: 83 years1840–1923
- Name
- Jefferson Devan Hewell
- Given names
- Jefferson Devan
- Surname
- Hewell
 Birth | May 13, 1840 36 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Edward Boyd Hewell May 16, 1842 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Allen Hewell July 28, 1844 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Harris “Molly” Hewell February 22, 1847 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Emile William “E L” Hewell July 1849 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | December 5, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lura Alamarinda “Amanda” Hewell June 7, 1852 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 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 10, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
 Military | Tennessee Confederacy between 1861 and 1865 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 26 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 26 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 28 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 | August 13, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Lucinda Shemwell February 16, 1871 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Delilah Inez Riggins — View this family October 30, 1872 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Charles Hewell after 1872 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Thomas Malcolm Hewell August 13, 1873 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Kate Lillian Hewell April 11, 1877 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 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 4, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Herbert Leach Hewell November 15, 1885 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Allen Hewell November 16, 1886 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 brother | Edward Boyd Hewell April 23, 1900 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a wife | Delilah Inez Riggins July 3, 1902 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Emile William “E L” Hewell after 1910 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 75 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 76 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 77 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 12, 1920 (Age 79 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Inez Marie Hewell September 13, 1921 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | November 28, 1923 (Age 83 years) Cause of death: Diptheria |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Charles Hewell Birth: about 1804 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1872 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Lucinda Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1812 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 16, 1871 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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12 years elder sister |
Lura Alamarinda “Amanda” Hewell Birth: April 18, 1838 34 26 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1852 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Jefferson Devan Hewell Birth: May 13, 1840 36 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 28, 1923 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Edward Boyd Hewell Birth: May 16, 1842 38 30 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 23, 1900 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Allen Hewell Birth: July 28, 1844 40 32 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 16, 1886 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Harris “Molly” Hewell Birth: February 22, 1847 43 34 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1934 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Emile William “E L” Hewell Birth: July 1849 45 37 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1910 |
| Family with Delilah Inez Riggins |
| himself |
Jefferson Devan Hewell Birth: May 13, 1840 36 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 28, 1923 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Delilah Inez Riggins Birth: March 20, 1853 29 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 3, 1902 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1872 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months son |
Thomas Malcolm Hewell Birth: August 13, 1873 33 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1958 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Kate Lillian Hewell Birth: April 11, 1877 36 24 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1967 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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9 years son |
Herbert Leach Hewell Birth: November 15, 1885 45 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 15, 1973 — Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
Jefferson Devan Hewell 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
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles Hewell - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles Hewell - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Mary Lucinda Shemwell - Household
Clarksville, Montgomery TN.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Devan Hewell - Household
Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Devan Hewell - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Malcolm Hewell - Household
Leonard Ford Road Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles H Morgan - Household
1369 16 Ave L Davidson, Tennessee
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