The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 1, 1863 18 North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 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
Marriage of a parent	Robert Hamilton Penland — Harriett Eliza Burgin — View this family November 10, 1866 (Age 3 years) Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Albert Aston Penland June 4, 1867 (Age 3 years) Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 years) Alaska, USA 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 3 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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
Birth of a half-sister	Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland June 24, 1870 (Age 6 years) Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Caroline “Carrie” Penland June 1873 (Age 9 years) Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-brother	John Robert Penland about 1874 (Age 10 years) North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 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 half-brother	Samuel P Penland October 5, 1879 (Age 16 years) Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Mary Emma Penland August 17, 1884 (Age 20 years) Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Death of a mother	Harriett Eliza Burgin between 1884 and 1886 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 years) Cuba 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 half-brother	Samuel P Penland March 26, 1913 (Age 49 years) Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Death	June 25, 1913 (Age 49 years)

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriett Eliza Burgin Minnie Marion Young S M Young Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Hamilton Penland Albert Aston Penland Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland Caroline “Carrie” Penland John Robert Penland Samuel P Penland Mary Emma Penland Family with spouse S M Young Minnie Marion Young Harriett Eliza Burgin Birth: July 20, 1845 — McDowell, North Carolina, United States Death: between 1884 and 1886
	Marriage: December 1, 1859 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
4 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Minnie Marion Young Birth: September 1, 1863 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 25, 1913

Mother’s family with Robert Hamilton Penland - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriett Eliza Burgin Albert Aston Penland Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland Caroline “Carrie” Penland John Robert Penland Samuel P Penland Mary Emma Penland Family with spouse Martha E “Mattie” Moore Raymond Herbert Penland Bonnie E Penland Nina Lesley Penland Gay Harvey Penland Charles Wesley Penland Family with spouse Jessie B Nicholson Robert Hamilton Penland Birth: November 1845 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1925 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Hamilton Penland Albert Aston Penland Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland Caroline “Carrie” Penland John Robert Penland Samuel P Penland Mary Emma Penland Family with spouse S M Young Minnie Marion Young Harriett Eliza Burgin Birth: July 20, 1845 — McDowell, North Carolina, United States Death: between 1884 and 1886
	Marriage: November 10, 1866 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
7 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Albert Aston Penland Birth: June 4, 1867 21 21 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 1, 1939 — Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland Birth: June 24, 1870 24 24 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 7, 1935 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Caroline “Carrie” Penland Birth: June 1873 27 27 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death:
19 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Robert Penland Birth: about 1874 28 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1931 — Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
6 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Samuel P Penland Birth: October 5, 1879 33 34 — Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 26, 1913 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
5 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Family with spouse Nathan B Hunter Rose Hunter Mary Elizabeth Hunter Mary Emma Penland Birth: August 17, 1884 38 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Los Angeles, California, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	S M Young –
mother Parents (unknown)	Harriett Eliza Burgin 1845–1884
herself Family (none)	Minnie Marion Young 1863–1913
Mother’s family with Robert Hamilton Penland
step-father Parents (unknown)	Robert Hamilton Penland 1845–1925
mother Parents (unknown)	Harriett Eliza Burgin 1845–1884
half-brother Family (none)	Albert Aston Penland 1867–1939
half-sister Family (none)	Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland 1870–1935
half-sister Family (none)	Caroline “Carrie” Penland 1873–
half-brother Family (none)	John Robert Penland 1874–1931
half-brother Family (none)	Samuel P Penland 1879–1913
half-sister Family Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Nathan B Hunter Rose Hunter Mary Elizabeth Hunter	Mary Emma Penland 1884–1970