James ShemwellAge: 51 years1798–1849
- Name
- James Shemwell
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Shemwell
Note: Was James Green Shemwell in old gedcom, but we can find no sources to confirm he had a middle name, what are the odds his middle name was the same as wife's last name. -d&b
 Birth | about 1798 21 18 |
 Military service | Capt. of Company |
| Marriage of parents | Samuel James Shemwell — Jane “Jenny” Dickerson — View this family July 14, 1798 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Shemwell November 20, 1800 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | 1800 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Shemwell about 1801 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell about 1802 (Age 4 years) Note: Fayette Tennessee |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 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 | Samuel Shemwell September 17, 1809 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | 1810 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jane Shemwell October 29, 1811 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 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 |
| Birth of a brother | William Green Shemwell January 27, 1819 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy Green — View this family November 18, 1819 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 22 years) Note: 1820 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Birth of a son #1 | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell March 7, 1823 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell January 20, 1826 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 32 years) Note: 1830 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 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 37 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 42 years) Note: 1840 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell — Mary Catherine Hall — View this family estimated 1842 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William McKinley Shemwell December 20, 1843 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Ann Shemwell March 28, 1844 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Mitchell — Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell — View this family 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell 1846 (Age 48 years) Note: or Green County, Kentucky |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Caswell Mitchell January 21, 1846 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Caswell Shemwell April 22, 1848 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Nancy Jane Mitchell September 6, 1848 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 48 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 |
| Magistrate of District | Magistrate |
 Death | June 1849 (Age 51 years) Cause of death: Typhoid Fever |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel James Shemwell Birth: February 1, 1776 49 26 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: August 17, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Jane “Jenny” Dickerson Birth: 1780 — Maryland, United States Death: 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 14, 1798 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months himself |
James Shemwell Birth: about 1798 21 18 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1849 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: November 20, 1800 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1855 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: about 1801 24 21 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah “Sally” Shemwell Birth: about 1802 25 22 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Samuel Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1809 33 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Jane Shemwell Birth: October 29, 1811 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1862 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| Family with Nancy Green |
| himself |
James Shemwell Birth: about 1798 21 18 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1849 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Green Birth: 1800 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 18, 1819 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1823 25 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1826 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1906 — Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Andrew Alexander + Nancy Green |
| wife’s husband |
Andrew Alexander Birth: 1799 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| wife |
Nancy Green Birth: 1800 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 1, 1853 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
James Shemwell has 42 first cousins recorded
Father's family (42)
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 James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (0)
| Marriage | James mispelled as James Shammel
November 15, 1818 |
| Census | 1820 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Census | 1830 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Census | 1840 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household |
| Name | Was James Green Shemwell in old gedcom, but we can find no sources to confirm he had a middle name, what are the odds his middle name was the same as wife's last name. -d&b |