Henry Cox ShemwellAge: 64 years1828–1893
- Name
- Henry Cox Shemwell
- Given names
- Henry Cox
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 11, 1828 36 28 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy … between 1820 and 1830 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Shemwell July 8, 1831 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Polly Shemwell after 1832 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Shemwell after 1833 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell 1839 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah W “Susie” Cox August 3, 1839 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Shemwell October 28, 1845 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Cox 1848 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Eliza Jane Reed — View this family November 6, 1854 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Pascal Shemwell August 17, 1855 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell March 24, 1858 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Migrated | Residence 1859 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Willie Shemwell October 10, 1861 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell October 3, 1862 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Willie Shemwell October 7, 1862 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Henryetta Adaline Shemwell June 27, 1864 (Age 35 years) |
| Mlitiary Service CSA | Civil War between 1861 and 1865 (Age 32 years)Note: Surrendered at Jacksonport, AR in May 1865 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 |
| Mason | Faternal Organization 1865 (Age 36 years) |
| Surrendered Jacksonport & Wittsburg Ark. | Surrender May 1865 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Calvin R Shemwell September 20, 1867 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 38 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 38 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #6 | Pinkney P Shemwell August 7, 1869 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell August 7, 1869 (Age 40 years) twin: Pinkney P Shemwell
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| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 40 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Pascal Shemwell — Leota Gardola “Pluggie” Ruff — View this family September 6, 1877 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Iva Nora Shemwell June 8, 1878 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell — Louisa Ann “Anna” Legate — View this family September 7, 1879 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Kit Karson “KK” Shemwell January 3, 1880 (Age 51 years) |
 Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Rev. Werner Guy Shemwell July 28, 1880 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Effie Shemwell April 14, 1884 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Paul A Lewis — Henryetta Adaline Shemwell — View this family February 7, 1886 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Henry Carson Lewis October 25, 1886 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lillie E Shemwell August 1887 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Tulah Mae Lewis July 25, 1888 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Horace Otto Shemwell August 27, 1889 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Tommie Golden Shemwell March 21, 1890 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell — Edna Blanche Cunningham — View this family Type: Religious marriage April 13, 1890 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Henryetta Adaline Shemwell July 25, 1890 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Shannon Lee Shemwell March 17, 1891 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mamie G Shemwell May 21, 1892 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Shemwell 1892 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | January 16, 1893 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pitman Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Shemwell Birth: July 23, 1792 42 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 28, 1845 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susannah W “Susie” Cox Birth: December 25, 1799 33 35 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1839 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1818 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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7 months elder brother |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years himself |
Henry Cox Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1828 36 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1893 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1831 38 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Polly Shemwell Birth: after 1832 39 32 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
James Shemwell Birth: after 1833 40 33 Death: |
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7 years younger brother |
Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Birth: 1839 46 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1862 — Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Eliza Jane Reed |
| himself |
Henry Cox Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1828 36 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1893 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Eliza Jane Reed Birth: August 17, 1836 18 18 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 31, 1908 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1854 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months son |
James Pascal Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1855 26 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1916 — Current River, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1858 29 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1922 — Cleburne, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Willie Shemwell Birth: October 10, 1861 32 25 Death: October 7, 1862 |
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3 years daughter |
Henryetta Adaline Shemwell Birth: June 27, 1864 35 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 25, 1890 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Calvin R Shemwell Birth: September 20, 1867 38 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 25, 1939 — Arkansas, United States |
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23 months son |
Pinkney P Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1869 40 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 8, 1894 — Arkansas, United States |
| son |
Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1869 40 32 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: December 19, 1924 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
Henry Cox Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (30)
Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. + Nancy Jane Daniel
Parents … … + Rebecca Ann Shamel
Parents John B Loftin + Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents Noah Reed + Nancy Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Mlitiary Service CSA | Surrendered at Jacksonport, AR in May 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Cox Shemwell - Household
Carpenter, Clay, Arkansas
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| Note | TN., KY. & NC LINK
Herb can do a better job than I of explaining Henry & Eliza's link to the Ky / Tn. bunch. Henry is the son of Henry Shemwell and Susie Cox Shemwell. It is established that they did move to Randolph Co. Ar. in 1859 with their small family and younger brother Miles. They had moved from Graves Co. Ky. Henry (Cox ?) Shemwell (1828-1893) was born in Davidson County, North Carolina. At age 16, he moved with his family to Graves County, Kentucky. He married Eliza Jane Reed (1836- 1908) in 1854 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA. Henry and Eliza settled near Current River in Success, Clay County, Arkansas in 1859.
During the Civil War, Henry served in local Confederate units from 1862-1865. He was a member of Colonel White’s Infantry Regiment, the 12th Missouri Infantry Regiment and the 15th Missouri Cavalry. He was paroled in Jacksonport, Arkansas, in June 1865. Henry became a Mason in 1865. Henry and Eliza are memorialized in the Pitman Cemetery, Randolph County, Arkansas.
Max Shemwell |