George Washington ShemwellAge: 68 years1857–1925
- Name
- George Washington Shemwell
- Given names
- George Washington
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | November 19, 1857 39 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Isaac Newton Shemwell June 6, 1859 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 11, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Alonzo Shemwell February 6, 1862 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 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 9 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell March 4, 1868 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Feezer October 2, 1869 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 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 |
| Census | September 9, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Roly Ann “Mary” Ivy April 1, 1875 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Pinkney Shemwell January 9, 1877 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 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 1, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
 Occupation | Teacher 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Isaac Shemwell February 4, 1894 (Age 36 years) |
 Religious marriage | Mary Elizabeth Crowell — View this family September 2, 1896 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Estella Shemwell September 7, 1897 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 #2 | Nancy Novella Shemwell September 27, 1899 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor February 27, 1900 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Albert Neal Shemwell February 5, 1901 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lillian O'Dell Shemwell April 5, 1903 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Edwin Shemwell December 3, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Roxie Blanche Shemwell April 29, 1908 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Victor Eugene Shemwell September 22, 1911 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Albert Neal Shemwell — Ella Marie Green — View this family December 28, 1919 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Neil “Jim” Shemwell August 29, 1921 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Betty L Shemwell February 9, 1923 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | November 27, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clark's River Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor Birth: October 3, 1828 26 23 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: February 27, 1900 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
John Wesley Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1848 29 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1933 — Western State Hospital, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Pinkney Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1850 31 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 9, 1877 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: May 8, 1852 33 23 Death: July 19, 1853 |
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6 years himself |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1857 39 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 27, 1925 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Alonzo Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1862 43 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1947 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1868 49 39 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1942 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Crowell |
| himself |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1857 39 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 27, 1925 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Crowell Birth: January 15, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1966 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1896 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Sarah Estella Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1897 39 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1977 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nancy Novella Shemwell Birth: September 27, 1899 41 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 24, 1986 — Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
Albert Neal Shemwell Birth: February 5, 1901 43 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1903 45 29 — Symnsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 27, 1993 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Edwin Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1905 48 31 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1988 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Roxie Blanche Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1908 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 2002 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Victor Eugene Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1911 53 37 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1987 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Symsonia, Graves, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Isaac Shemwell - Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household
Lebanon Street Wingo, Graves, Kentucky
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