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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Census | August 2, 1860 (Age 55 years) Note: Dist. 7 Dover |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell after 1860 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls — Mary Alice Shemwell — View this family June 22, 1865 (Age 60 years) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 J 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 |