James Shemwell Jr.Age: 56 years1775–1831
- Name
- James Shemwell Jr.
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | about 1775 48 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Samuel James Shemwell February 1, 1776 (Age 13 months) Note: BORN: Old date: 19 FEB 1775 |
 Early settler | Sharon Grove |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
| Birth of a sister | Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell September 20, 1780 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph M Shemwell April 25, 1783 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Thorne 1788 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | James Shemwell Sr. February 18, 1797 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Barbara Suit — View this family August 7, 1797 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 18 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary “Polly” Shemwell September 1, 1799 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Shemwell before 1800 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | August 4, 1800 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ann Shemwell September 22, 1802 (Age 27 years) Note: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA ? |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 28 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Patrick Shemwell 1806 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a wife | Barbara Suit before 1808 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn — View this family March 4, 1809 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | August 6, 1810 (Age 35 years) Note: 1810 Logan, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell October 19, 1810 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Clarke after 1810 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell May 5, 1815 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 37 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Capt. Zachariah Higgs 1816 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Hall — Mary “Polly” Shemwell — View this family October 27, 1819 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Barbary Ann Hall 1820 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 45 years) Note: 1820 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Catherine Hall December 23, 1821 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall 1822 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Shemwell — Mary Gorrell — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 25, 1823 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James F “Jin” Hall April 7, 1824 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | George Morton Shemwell August 1824 (Age 49 years) Note: maybe 1827 ? |
| Marriage of a child | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland — Ann Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 23, 1824 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall about 1825 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Elizabeth Shemwell August 1826 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Barbara Jane Shemwell 1826 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Patrick Shemwell — Drucilla Tomerlin — View this family about 1826 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Zachariah Shemwell 1826 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Mary Elizabeth Holland August 2, 1827 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Martha Ellen Shemwell January 8, 1828 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Nathaniel Walker Holland April 4, 1828 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 22, 1828 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | William M Shemwell about 1829 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Lucinda A Hall about 1830 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | John Wesley Holland March 12, 1830 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Winifred Shemwell May 1830 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | William Henry Shemwell June 1, 1830 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | July 10, 1831 (Age 56 years) Note: James may have passed prior to 1831. Elizabeth is listed as head of the household in the 1830 US Federal Census in Todd, Kentucky, United States. This census was taken June 1, 1830 - August 1, 1830. |
| Will | July 4, 1832 (11 months after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Shemwell Sr. Birth: 1727 32 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 18, 1797 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane Higgs Birth: before 1750 15 9 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1810 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: before 1765 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Mary “Molly” Shemwell Birth: 1765 38 15 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1843 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
Zachariah Shemwell Birth: 1770 43 20 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1826 — Union, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Anna Margaret Shemwell Birth: about October 1771 44 21 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 11, 1856 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Rebecca Shemwell Birth: about 1774 47 24 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 1857 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years himself |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Samuel James Shemwell Birth: February 1, 1776 49 26 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: August 17, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| sister |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: Death: |
| younger sister |
Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell Birth: September 20, 1780 53 30 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: 1850 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1783 56 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 6, 1838 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Barbara Suit |
| himself |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Barbara Suit Birth: about 1775 Death: before 1808 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 7, 1797 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary “Polly” Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1799 24 24 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1876 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
William Shemwell Birth: before 1800 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ann Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1802 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 6, 1889 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn |
| himself |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn Birth: 1775 — Virginia, United States Death: August 1859 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1809 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1810 35 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1815 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1906 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1800 United States - Census transcript - James Jr Shemwell - Household
Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina
Notes: Mother, Sister or Mother-in-law? -B | |||||
| Census | 1810 Logan, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household | |||||
| Census | 1820 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household | |||||
| Death | James may have passed prior to 1831. Elizabeth is listed as head of the household in the 1830 US Federal Census in Todd, Kentucky, United States. This census was taken June 1, 1830 - August 1, 1830. | |||||
| Note | 1658-1758 charles county MD families 'THE FIRST 100 YEARS
ID 167404 | |||||
| Shared note | Kentucky Court of Appeals
(See Media - Kentucky Court of Appeals) Indicates Mariam and Jemima were sisters and were married to Zachariah and Joseph, and Samuel and James were their brothers.
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