Mary “Polly” ShemwellAge: 76 years1799–1876
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Hall
- Nickname
- Polly
 Birth | September 1, 1799 24 24 |
 Birth of a brother | William Shemwell before 1800 (Age 4 months) |
 Census | August 4, 1800 (Age 11 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Ann Shemwell September 22, 1802 (Age 3 years) Note: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA ? |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 3 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 brother | John Patrick Shemwell 1806 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Barbara Suit before 1808 (Age 8 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | James Shemwell Jr. — Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn — View this family March 4, 1809 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell October 19, 1810 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell May 5, 1815 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 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 |
 Marriage | John Hall — View this family October 27, 1819 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Barbary Ann Hall 1820 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Catherine Hall December 23, 1821 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall 1822 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James F “Jin” Hall April 7, 1824 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall about 1825 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lucinda A Hall about 1830 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | James Shemwell Jr. July 10, 1831 (Age 31 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. |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 32 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 36 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Marriage of a child | John Y Carneal — Barbary Ann Hall — View this family March 9, 1840 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell — Mary Catherine Hall — View this family estimated 1842 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Irvin Gilbert — Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall — View this family January 5, 1843 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William McKinley Shemwell December 20, 1843 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Ann Shemwell March 28, 1844 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Richard M Carneal July 13, 1845 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell 1846 (Age 46 years) Note: or Green County, Kentucky |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Phillip Ewing Gilbert August 11, 1846 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary E Carneal 1848 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | James Caswell Shemwell April 22, 1848 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 46 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall — Martha E Tatum — View this family May 7, 1849 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Elphina Ella Shemwell March 13, 1850 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | William J “Billy” Hall March 30, 1850 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | August 24, 1850 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Charles Neal — Lucinda A Hall — View this family June 5, 1851 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James F “Jin” Hall — Rebecca A “Becky” Munday — View this family October 13, 1851 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | John Henry Hall November 4, 1851 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | John Edward Neal March 30, 1852 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Mary Mollie Gilbert September 7, 1852 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | John W Hall December 1, 1852 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | James S “Jimmy” Hall October 17, 1853 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | William Henry Neal 1854 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Joshua S Hall March 9, 1855 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Joseph Neal 1855 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | James Thomas Neal March 1856 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell August 12, 1857 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Joseph Neal October 1857 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John W Hall April 16, 1858 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal October 2, 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall October 15, 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | William H Hall March 20, 1859 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell May 4, 1859 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 57 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Mary Ellen Hall August 13, 1860 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | September 5, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell September 23, 1861 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Josephine Hall 1861 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal September 4, 1862 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lucinda A Hall after 1862 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall March 6, 1864 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 61 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | George Thomas Hall June 1866 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 67 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 67 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Lee Alice Hall December 7, 1868 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 69 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Marriage of a child | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall — Martha Jane Sherrell — View this family October 14, 1869 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 69 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 brother | William Shemwell after July 1870 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | October 7, 1870 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #31 | George Ann Hall September 13, 1871 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #32 | Martha F Hall 1872 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary E Carneal February 8, 1875 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | March 18, 1876 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 herself |
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 younger brother |
William Shemwell Birth: before 1800 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
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 younger brother |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn |
| father |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1815 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1906 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with John Hall |
| husband |
John Hall Birth: September 18, 1797 23 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: December 8, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: October 27, 1819 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Barbary Ann Hall Birth: 1820 22 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Catherine Hall Birth: December 23, 1821 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1905 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall Birth: 1822 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
James F “Jin” Hall Birth: April 7, 1824 26 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 22, 1887 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall Birth: about 1825 27 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Lucinda A Hall Birth: about 1830 32 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1862 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Mary “Polly” Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (43)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents Samuel James Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (2)
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
| Census | 1800 United States - Census transcript - James Jr Shemwell - Household
Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Hall - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Hall - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Hall - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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