Allen J “A J” ShemwellAge: 75 years1804–1879
- Name
- Allen J “A J” Shemwell
- Given names
- Allen J
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- A J
 Birth | November 26, 1804 21 16 |
 Birth of a brother | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell April 22, 1807 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell August 15, 1809 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Lucinda Shemwell March 14, 1812 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell December 25, 1814 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 7 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 | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell 1816 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emily Ellen Shemwell July 24, 1823 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell 1826 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 27 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 brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell about 1834 (Age 29 years) |
 Occupation | Post Master Lineport, Tn (Tobbacco Port) March 2, 1836 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 30 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 |
| Death of a father | Joseph M Shemwell March 6, 1838 (Age 33 years) Note: or Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
 Census | 1840 (Age 35 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter — View this family about 1842 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Emily “Emma” Shemwell 1843 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann … March 18, 1845 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Alice Shemwell May 17, 1845 (Age 40 years) |
| Occupation | Post Master Tobbacco Port, Tn July 21, 1845 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell September 22, 1847 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 41 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 |
| Census | October 27, 1850 (Age 45 years) |
| Occupation | Speculator 1850 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell December 1850 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Emily “Emma” Shemwell July 22, 1852 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Wiley Shemwell 1853 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Sarah Adele Shemwell September 1, 1855 (Age 50 years) |
| Elected | State Representative 1855 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Helen Shemwell 1858 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 53 years) |
| JT Shamwell Idiot Guard Bond | Idiot Guard Bond December 6, 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Florence A Shemwell July 18, 1859 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 52 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 55 years) Note: Dist. 7 Dover |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell after 1860 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 56 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 of a child | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls — Mary Alice Shemwell — View this family June 22, 1865 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 62 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 62 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Eddie M Ralls February 1868 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell after 1868 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 64 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 grandson #2 | Walter James Ralls February 12, 1870 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Lucinda Shemwell February 16, 1871 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Franklin Warren Ralls October 1, 1872 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter March 28, 1876 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell August 31, 1876 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell September 1876 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 73 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 | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell — Josephine “Josie” Hibbs — View this family calculated 1879 (Age 74 years) |
| Will | January 7, 1879 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | December 8, 1879 (Age 75 years) |
| Settlement of Estate | Settlement of Estate after 1879 ( after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pettit Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1783 56 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 6, 1838 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley Birth: August 28, 1788 27 — Georgia, United States Death: October 16, 1858 |
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Marriage: October 26, 1803 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months himself |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1804 21 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1879 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1809 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1880 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Lucinda Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1812 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 16, 1871 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1814 31 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 31, 1876 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell Birth: 1816 32 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1868 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Emily Ellen Shemwell Birth: July 24, 1823 40 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: 1826 42 37 Death: May 29, 1890 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Joseph Theodore Shemwell Birth: about 1834 50 45 Death: after 1860 |
| Family with Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter |
| himself |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1804 21 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1879 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
Emily “Emma” Shemwell Birth: 1843 38 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1852 |
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2 years daughter |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 son |
Wiley Shemwell Birth: 1853 48 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
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 daughter |
Helen Shemwell Birth: 1858 53 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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18 months daughter |
Florence A Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1859 54 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 9, 1916 — Mt. Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, United States |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (40)
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 Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Mother's family (6)
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Allen James “A J” Shemwell - Household
Stewart TN
Frank is listed as Francis - Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will | http://www.tngenweb.org/stewart/will/WillBookL.htm
T. W. Dennis, F. A. Shemwell, A. R. Williams, administrator’s bond for A. J. Shemwell; 7 Jan 1879
266 letters of administration to T. W. Dennis, for the estate of A. J. Shemwell, deceased intestate; 7 Jan 1879
287 sale of the estate of Col. A. J. Shemwell; buyers include F. A. Shemwell, T. W. Dennis, Ephraim Lancaster, Dudley Parker, WilliamRiggins, Miss Sarah Shemwell, Wiley Shemwell, James Rolls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Largest landowner in Stewart, Tennessee, United States |