Mary Alice ShemwellAge: 79 years1845–1925
- Name
- Mary Alice Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Alice
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Alice Ralls
 Birth | May 17, 1845 40 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell September 22, 1847 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 months)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 |
 Census | October 27, 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell December 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emily “Emma” Shemwell July 22, 1852 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wiley Shemwell 1853 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Adele Shemwell September 1, 1855 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Helen Shemwell 1858 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Florence A Shemwell July 18, 1859 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 2, 1860 (Age 15 years) Note: Dist. 7 Dover |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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 |
 Marriage | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls — View this family June 22, 1865 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eddie M Ralls February 1868 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Walter James Ralls February 12, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | August 8, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca … September 25, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Franklin Warren Ralls October 1, 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter March 28, 1876 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Allen J “A J” Shemwell December 8, 1879 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Allen James Ralls February 11, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George C Ralls September 1883 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles M Marlow — Eddie M Ralls — View this family January 1, 1885 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Florence Ralls July 8, 1885 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Florence Ralls March 26, 1893 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Warren Ralls — Marcilla Fitzhugh — View this family December 27, 1908 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ruby May Ralls September 30, 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jack Ralls August 8, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ruby May Ralls August 15, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Allen James Ralls — Madie Lancaster — View this family September 3, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jack Ralls October 11, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Allen James “Claudy” Ralls Jr. November 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Opal Alice Ralls November 9, 1914 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls July 15, 1915 (Age 70 years) Cause: chronic Briglit's disease |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Marjory R Ralls March 11, 1916 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Florence A Shemwell May 9, 1916 (Age 70 years) Cause: Typhoid pneumonia |
| Burial of a sister | Florence A Shemwell May 10, 1916 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frank Cawthorn Family Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Warren Ralls — Sarah J “Sallie” Knott — View this family December 9, 1917 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 71 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 72 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Florence May Ralls September 12, 1919 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | February 4, 1920 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Lawrence F Ralls July 2, 1921 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell March 31, 1923 (Age 77 years) Cause: bronchial pneumonia |
| Burial of a brother | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell April 2, 1923 (Age 77 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Thomas Walter “Tom” Ralls April 6, 1924 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | April 26, 1925 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1804 21 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1879 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter Birth: September 17, 1817 33 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1876 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1842 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Emily “Emma” Shemwell Birth: 1843 38 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1852 |
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2 years herself |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1845 40 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1925 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1847 42 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1923 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell Birth: December 1850 46 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1930 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Wiley Shemwell Birth: 1853 48 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Adele Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1855 50 37 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 1936 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Helen Shemwell Birth: 1858 53 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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18 months younger sister |
Florence A Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1859 54 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 9, 1916 — Mt. Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Thomas M “Tom” Ralls |
| husband |
Thomas M “Tom” Ralls Birth: January 7, 1845 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1915 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1845 40 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1925 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 22, 1865 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Eddie M Ralls Birth: February 1868 23 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 4, 1928 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Walter James Ralls Birth: February 12, 1870 25 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1944 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Franklin Warren Ralls Birth: October 1, 1872 27 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1952 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Allen James Ralls Birth: February 11, 1880 35 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1938 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
George C Ralls Birth: September 1883 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1964 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Florence Ralls Birth: July 8, 1885 40 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
Mary Alice Shemwell has 47 first cousins recorded
Father's family (47)
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Allen James “A J” Shemwell - Household
Stewart TN
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Allen J. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | Dist. 7 Dover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M “Tom” Ralls - Household
District 7, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M Ralls - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M. Ralls - Household
Dist. 7 Dover Town, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M. Ralls - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Ralls - Household
District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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