Benjamin Franklin ShemwellAge: 82 years1823–1905
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Shemwell
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 7, 1823 25 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell January 20, 1826 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 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 |
 Marriage | Mary Catherine Hall — View this family estimated 1842 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William McKinley Shemwell December 20, 1843 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Ann Shemwell March 28, 1844 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell 1846 (Age 22 years) Note: or Green County, Kentucky |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Robert Green April 12, 1848 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Caswell Shemwell April 22, 1848 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 |
| Death of a father | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 26 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elphina Ella Shemwell March 13, 1850 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 27 years) |
 Occupation | Carpenter 1850 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Alexander — Nancy Green — View this family December 1, 1853 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy “Polly” Chappell September 9, 1856 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell August 12, 1857 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell May 4, 1859 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 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 8, 1860 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 37 years) |
 Military | Civil War between 1861 and 1865 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell September 23, 1861 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 43 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 43 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 45 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 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Asa W Mallott — Mary Ann Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 26, 1871 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William McKinley Shemwell — Sarah Permelia Shemwell — View this family February 10, 1873 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Franklin Mallott February 27, 1875 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell March 9, 1876 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Adam Houston Richardson — Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage April 5, 1876 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mattie Shemwell October 10, 1876 (Age 53 years) Note: October 11, 1876 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Wayman Mallott 1877 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Russell Rukes — Elphina Ella Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 1, 1878 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wilson Moorman — Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage April 11, 1878 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Caswell Shemwell — Sarah Ellen Roley — View this family April 14, 1878 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ethel Shemwell September 1, 1878 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 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 grandson #6 | Adam Houston Richardson Jr. April 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Harry Claud “H C” Rukes August 16, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Etna Caswell Mallott October 4, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | James Florence Shemwell October 27, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Infant Son Moorman 1879 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Son Moorman about 1879 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mattie Shemwell before 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ethel Shemwell before 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson — Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell — View this family March 14, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Infant Shemwell May 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Infant Daughter Moorman 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Infant Daughter Moorman about 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Occupation | Farmer 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Frank Wilson Moorman May 9, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Gertrude C “Girty” Shemwell August 30, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Retta R Rukes November 1, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Ada Dell Shemwell May 16, 1882 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward M Richardson — Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage December 12, 1882 (Age 59 years)Address: At husband's office |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Lelia Maude Moorman February 6, 1883 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Charles Claud “Charlie” Richardson September 30, 1883 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Lawrence Otto Richardson November 23, 1883 (Age 60 years) twin: Ora Lee Richardson
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| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Ora Lee Richardson November 23, 1883 (Age 60 years) twin: Lawrence Otto Richardson
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| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Rozena May Shemwell May 27, 1884 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Myrtle Mae Moorman March 14, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell April 5, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Eva Lee Richardson April 28, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | George Russell “Shorty” Richardson January 7, 1886 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | William Roley Shemwell April 11, 1886 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Rhoda Kathryn Richardson January 1887 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Flora Kathryn Moorman May 12, 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | Joseph Martin Richardson December 12, 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #30 | William Frank Richardson August 17, 1888 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #31 | Rowland Leroy Shemwell June 29, 1889 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #32 | Ira Milton Moorman July 10, 1889 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #33 | Eva M Shemwell August 1889 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #34 | Goldia Mae “Goldie” Richardson December 1, 1889 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #35 | Eddie Lewis Shemwell April 10, 1892 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #36 | Grace Allie Moorman August 10, 1892 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #37 | Bessie Irene Rukes May 26, 1893 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #38 | Earl Breckenridge Richardson May 30, 1893 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #39 | Ethel M Richardson August 1894 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #40 | Frank Glenn Shemwell March 21, 1895 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #41 | Ida Ruth Moorman July 20, 1895 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #42 | Edward M Richardson Jr. August 1896 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #43 | Wiley Bolinger Shemwell September 24, 1896 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #44 | Mary Ethel Moorman October 3, 1898 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #45 | Edith G Richardson April 1899 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Shemwell before 1900 (Age 76 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #46 | Hiram Emory Richardson 1901 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #47 | Guy Reynold Richardson July 19, 1903 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Edward M Richardson Jr. October 1905 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | November 11, 1905 (Age 82 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKee Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Shemwell Birth: about 1798 21 18 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1849 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Green Birth: 1800 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 18, 1819 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1823 25 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1826 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1906 — Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Alexander |
| step-father |
Andrew Alexander Birth: 1799 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Nancy Green Birth: 1800 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 1, 1853 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Catherine Hall |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1823 25 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Catherine Hall Birth: December 23, 1821 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1905 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1842 — |
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2 years son |
William McKinley Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1843 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 months daughter |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1844 21 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1933 |
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3 years daughter |
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell Birth: 1846 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1928 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years son |
James Caswell Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1848 25 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1927 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Elphina Ella Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1850 27 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1927 — Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 12, 1857 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1942 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1859 36 37 — Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 15, 1942 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1861 38 39 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1947 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Bowling Green Twp, Pettis, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Notes: Jane Cook living next door who was married to Fielding Cook. She was a cousin; father was Samuel Shemwell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Washington, Pettis Mo.
Notes: James next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Washington Township, Pettis, MO
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| Note | Todd Co. KY census 1850
named in g-father Samuel's will
from MyFamily.Com posted by Herb Shemwell (picture of stones on site)
The gravestone of Ben and Mary. They lived in the Pettis Co., Mo area all their lives after moving there in the mid-1850's. It is believed that they came with thier cousins-George M. Shemwell whose family settled nearby but moved shortly to the Arrow Rock, Mo. area in the next county. Ben and Mary died just several days apart from pneumonia. McKee Chapel Cemetery, Pettis Co., Mo. |