Armina M “Mina” ShemwellAge: 89 years1839–1928
- Name
- Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
- Given names
- Armina M
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Mina
 Birth | February 9, 1839 28 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell February 23, 1840 (Age 12 months) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell March 31, 1842 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell April 13, 1844 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell August 9, 1846 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell September 2, 1848 (Age 9 years) Note: or September 12, 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 | June 1, 1850 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell December 4, 1851 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell May 17, 1853 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell March 13, 1856 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Samuel Thomas Shemwell — View this family February 19, 1857 (Age 18 years) Note: ST Shemwell - Armenia Shemwell Marriage |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell 1857 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell October 20, 1858 (Age 19 years) Note: 19 OCT 1858 ? |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn August 1859 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Permelia A Shemwell about 1862 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell October 26, 1865 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Katie Lofene Shemwell February 27, 1869 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell June 2, 1872 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Emmet Shemwell June 5, 1874 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Walter Denson Shemwell March 3, 1876 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Henry Hall — Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell — View this family February 7, 1878 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 39 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Carma Ann Hall September 25, 1878 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Walter Denson Shemwell December 20, 1878 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #8 | Samuel Edward Shemwell April 11, 1879 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Nelson Hall June 20, 1881 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Nelson Hall July 29, 1882 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Amy John Hall August 8, 1883 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Clair Shemwell January 14, 1885 (Age 45 years) Note: I think... Clair is illegitimate. No father on death cert. Mollie is mispelled in 1880 census. Clair is with Grandparents in 1900-b |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Ray Henry Hall March 15, 1886 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Frank Cheatham Hall August 29, 1888 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James William “Jimmy” Glenn — Katie Lofene Shemwell — View this family 1889 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell February 1890 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Warner Lee Glenn January 1891 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Permelia A Shemwell November 6, 1892 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas Kenner — Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 13, 1892 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Herbert Shemwell March 25, 1893 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Zeb Kenner June 28, 1893 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell July 31, 1893 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell — Addie Lucy Clary — View this family February 4, 1894 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell April 27, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Ruby Shemwell December 9, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Robert B Kenner September 11, 1897 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Emmet Shemwell — Lida Higgins — View this family about December 6, 1899 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell September 22, 1900 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell April 30, 1901 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Claude Kenner May 20, 1902 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Elmer Shemwell August 25, 1902 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a husband | Samuel Thomas Shemwell March 18, 1903 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Edward Shemwell — Ollie Shaw Glenn — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 6, 1904 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Abbett Homer Shemwell February 19, 1904 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Lawrence Shemwell August 7, 1904 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell May 20, 1905 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Edward Shemwell — Emma H Higgins — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 22, 1905 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Dallas Glenn January 6, 1906 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Roxie Anne Shemwell September 12, 1906 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Walter Clyde Shemwell June 24, 1907 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Loyce Alpha Shemwell December 17, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 71 years) Note: Living with Samuel E. |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | James Cecil Shemwell June 17, 1910 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Myrtle Ann Glenn May 16, 1911 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Clair Shemwell June 23, 1911 (Age 72 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | Earl Baker Shemwell January 1, 1912 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Calvin Felix Shemwell April 23, 1913 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Calvin Felix Shemwell May 1, 1913 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Marvin Clay Shemwell October 31, 1913 (Age 74 years) |
| Burial of a grandson | Calvin Felix Shemwell 1913 (Age 73 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell August 30, 1914 (Age 75 years) Note: or July 31, 1914 |
| Death of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell March 19, 1916 (Age 77 years) Cause: Died in Flood |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell December 12, 1920 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 82 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Religion | Methodist before 1928 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | December 28, 1928 (Age 89 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1810 35 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Floyd Birth: April 12, 1817 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 13, 1835 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Armina M “Mina” Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1839 28 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1928 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year younger sister |
Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell Birth: February 23, 1840 29 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1842 31 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1920 — Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell Birth: April 13, 1844 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1929 — Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell Birth: August 9, 1846 35 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1921 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1848 37 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1914 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1851 41 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 27, 1896 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1853 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1942 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1856 45 38 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1905 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: October 20, 1858 48 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 19, 1916 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Family with Samuel Thomas Shemwell |
| husband |
Samuel Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 15, 1836 35 35 — Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1903 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Armina M “Mina” Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1839 28 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1928 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: 1857 20 17 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 1890 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Permelia A Shemwell Birth: about 1862 25 22 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1892 |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935 |
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3 years daughter |
Katie Lofene Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1869 32 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 11, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1872 36 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
Walter Denson Shemwell Birth: March 3, 1876 39 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Armina M “Mina” Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Joseph Stewart Carneal + Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell - Household
Todd, Ky
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Page 264A Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Marriage | ST Shemwell - Armenia Shemwell Marriage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper MO.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | Living with Samuel E. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Note | Todd County Standard-January 10, 1929 P5
Shemwell, Mrs. Armina, widow of the late Samuel Shemwell, died at her home near Sharon Grove, Todd County, on Friday, December 28th, 1928. Her death was the
result of senility. She was born on the 9th day of February, 1838. She joined the Methodist church in her childhood and was a devout Christian all her
life. She was the mother of five children, three sons, J.T. Shemwell, and C.E. Shemwell, and S.C. Shemwell, and two daughters, Mrs. Mattie Kenner and Mrs.
Kate Glenn; the grandmother of twenty-one children, and the great-grandmother of 19 children and the great-great-grandmother of five children, all of whom
survive her besides one sister, Mrs. Fannie Shutt of Greenville, Ky., and one brother, Mr. Fate Shemwell of Walla Walla, Washington.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. B.W. Thornsberry, after which her remains were laid to rest in the Gant Cemetery. |