Augustine America “Gussie” ShemwellAge: 74 years1846–1921
- Name
- Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Augustine America
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Augustine America Hester
- Nickname
- Gussie
- Also known as
- Gurtie
- Also known as
- Augusta
 Birth | August 9, 1846 35 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell September 2, 1848 (Age 2 years) Note: or September 12, 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell December 4, 1851 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell May 17, 1853 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell March 13, 1856 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell October 20, 1858 (Age 12 years) Note: 19 OCT 1858 ? |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn August 1859 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 13 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 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 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Arthur Clinton Hester July 25, 1871 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | James William Hester — View this family August 6, 1871 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Flora Hester January 17, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Flora Hester February 4, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Poppie Eleanor Hester March 25, 1876 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ethert Bron Hester January 6, 1877 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 32 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 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 #5 | Alton Bell Hester December 11, 1879 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Garland Hester September 14, 1881 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a son | Garland Hester October 24, 1881 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Thomas Jessie Hester May 19, 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mattie Stella Hester September 2, 1885 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell July 31, 1893 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell April 27, 1896 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 23, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Clinton Hester — Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle — Mattie Stella Hester — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mable Ruth Gentle September 30, 1902 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell May 20, 1905 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Norris Gentle December 30, 1905 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. December 10, 1906 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alton Bell Hester — Moodie B Templeton — View this family 1906 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Clifford Gentle January 6, 1907 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Arnold C Hester April 9, 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Augustus Bell “Andy” Hester April 19, 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Myrtle Gentle about 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Blandford Island Hester June 5, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Garland W Hester September 30, 1910 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Howard Burton Gentle Sr. March 10, 1911 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Murrell Odell Hester June 18, 1911 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Milburn E Hester January 25, 1913 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Mayon Howell Hester October 6, 1913 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Arnold C Hester October 31, 1913 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell August 30, 1914 (Age 68 years) Note: or July 31, 1914 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mary Bernadine Hester March 22, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | James Dowell Hester August 3, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell March 19, 1916 (Age 69 years) Cause: Died in Flood |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Bessie Hilma Hester October 17, 1916 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Paul Edward Hester October 22, 1917 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Clifford Gentle May 20, 1918 (Age 71 years) Cause: Leukemia |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 70 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 71 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 #18 | Windell Harris Hester April 22, 1919 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell December 12, 1920 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | April 19, 1921 (Age 74 years) Cause of death: Senile Dementia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 James William Hester |
| husband |
James William Hester Birth: February 14, 1847 39 37 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 2, 1926 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: August 6, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Arthur Clinton Hester Birth: July 25, 1871 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1956 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Flora Hester Birth: January 17, 1875 27 28 Death: February 4, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Poppie Eleanor Hester Birth: March 25, 1876 29 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months son |
Ethert Bron Hester Birth: January 6, 1877 29 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 15, 1955 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Alton Bell Hester Birth: December 11, 1879 32 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
Garland Hester Birth: September 14, 1881 34 35 Death: October 24, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Jessie Hester Birth: May 19, 1884 37 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1956 |
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15 months daughter |
Mattie Stella Hester Birth: September 2, 1885 38 39 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Joseph Stewart Carneal + Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Page 264A Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Todd, Ky.
Notes: The names are wrong and hard to read, dates are off by +/- 2 yrs. It has an LP Shemwell that I believe to be Fate, there was a Louis P b. 1850 in the database I deleted. -B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Sharon Dist. Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: 2 doors down from William H. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Note: Clifty Magisterial District - Listed having nine (9) children, only six (6) living. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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