Mary Elizabeth “Betty” ShemwellAge: 80 years1869–1949
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth O'Neal
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Murphy
- Nickname
- Betty
 Birth | May 1869 28 27 Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 2 months) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 | July 5, 1870 (Age 14 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Talitha Jennie Shemwell November 13, 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 5, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | David W O'Neal — View this family November 9, 1887 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Edward “Ed” O'Neal July 13, 1888 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Carrie E Murphy February 12, 1892 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage | John E Murphy — View this family October 30, 1892 (Age 23 years) Note: States it's her 2nd marriage. Parents born in Todd Co. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ollie May Murphy November 20, 1896 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Annie E “Anna” Murphy March 10, 1898 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Hettie J Murphy October 1899 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Walter Sherman Murphy 1903 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Hyman Wesley Murphy 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Edward “Ed” O'Neal — Jeannette “Nettie” Durham — View this family April 18, 1908 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Cecil Bernard Murphy June 26, 1908 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Alda Lucille “Peggy” O'Neal June 19, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Howard Newman Murphy December 4, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Howard Wright — Ollie May Murphy — View this family December 26, 1911 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Alene L O'Neal August 29, 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Willard O'Neal March 14, 1916 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Barney Keeling — Annie E “Anna” Murphy — View this family November 14, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling September 8, 1917 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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 15, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Donald Dee “Don” O'Neal July 1, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Neal Sherman Keeling November 20, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Gertrude “Gertie” Wright November 11, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ollie May Murphy March 11, 1923 (Age 53 years) Cause: Cancer of the Mouth |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | John Eugene Keeling June 3, 1923 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Maxine J O'Neal June 7, 1924 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Betty J Keeling June 14, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Carrie E Murphy August 8, 1929 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Barbara Eloise Murphy May 26, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Cecil Bernard Murphy — Helen Irene Sherrard — View this family about 1931 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell November 23, 1933 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Barney Ray Keeling 1934 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Cecil Bernard Murphy Jr December 27, 1935 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Barney Ray Keeling 1935 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a son | Walter Sherman Murphy April 18, 1949 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Richard Shemwell May 29, 1949 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | July 1, 1949 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months herself |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with David W O'Neal |
| husband |
David W O'Neal Birth: estimated 1844 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1887 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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8 months son |
James Edward “Ed” O'Neal Birth: July 13, 1888 44 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 1961 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with John E Murphy |
| husband |
John E Murphy Birth: 1868 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1892 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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-9 months daughter |
Carrie E Murphy Birth: February 12, 1892 24 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1929 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Ollie May Murphy Birth: November 20, 1896 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1923 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Annie E “Anna” Murphy Birth: March 10, 1898 30 28 — Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1984 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Hettie J Murphy Birth: October 1899 31 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Walter Sherman Murphy Birth: 1903 35 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1949 — Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Hyman Wesley Murphy Birth: 1906 38 36 — Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1950 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Cecil Bernard Murphy Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39 — Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 2, 1958 — Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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2 years son |
Howard Newman Murphy Birth: December 4, 1910 42 41 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| David W O'Neal + Drucilla J Shemwell |
| husband |
David W O'Neal Birth: estimated 1844 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Drucilla J Shemwell Birth: 1854 23 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: July 5, 1877 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months step-daughter |
Annie Elizabeth O'Neal Birth: May 11, 1878 34 24 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 27, 1952 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months step-daughter |
Ora B O'Neal Birth: October 1879 35 25 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1904 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years step-daughter |
D O'Neal Birth: May 1887 43 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (46)
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Marriage | States it's her 2nd marriage. Parents born in Todd Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Her father James L Shemwell next door/page | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Murphy - Household
Diamond Black Mines Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
1316 South 13th Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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