Charles Lafayette “Fate” ShemwellAge: 88 years1853–1942
- Name
- Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell
- Given names
- Charles Lafayette
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Fate
 Birth | May 17, 1853 42 36 |
 Birth of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell March 13, 1856 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell October 20, 1858 (Age 5 years) Note: 19 OCT 1858 ? |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn August 1859 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 17 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Harriet Sherrod — View this family November 23, 1876 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Alpha Shemwell March 4, 1878 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 25 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 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 daughter #2 | Bertie E Shemwell March 15, 1880 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
 Occupation | Farmer 1880 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Clyde Shemwell October 22, 1881 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Delia Frances Shemwell June 1883 (Age 30 years) Note: or Nebraska, USA |
| Birth of a son #5 | Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell December 11, 1885 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell October 11, 1888 (Age 35 years) |
| Migrated | Residence March 1891 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Floyd Shemwell March 12, 1892 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell July 31, 1893 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell May 11, 1895 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell April 27, 1896 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | Alpha Shemwell November 7, 1897 (Age 44 years) Cause: Typhoid fever |
| Birth of a son #9 | Harry Arthur Shemwell May 23, 1898 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 1, 1900 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frank Emmett Tash — Bertie E Shemwell — View this family 1901 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Mildred Tash January 3, 1903 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Doris Bernadine Tash September 4, 1904 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell May 20, 1905 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Floyd Francis Fields Sr. — Delia Frances Shemwell — View this family about 1906 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Pauline Francis Fields July 25, 1908 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Leona Irene Fields May 26, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Occupation | Farmer 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ona Louise Fields February 17, 1912 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Albert William Nelson — Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 28, 1913 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell August 30, 1914 (Age 61 years) Note: or July 31, 1914 |
| Marriage of a child | Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell — Cassandra Mildred “Cassie” Wade — View this family October 16, 1915 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Dorothy Irene Nelson March 11, 1916 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell March 19, 1916 (Age 62 years) Cause: Died in Flood |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Charles Jackson Tash October 22, 1916 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 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 granddaughter #8 | Mary Eleanor Fields August 26, 1917 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Helen Marie Nelson September 19, 1917 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Floyd Shemwell — Bessie Jane Woolcutt — View this family September 26, 1917 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Lois Ellen Shemwell September 8, 1918 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell — Alice Beeson — View this family estimated 1918 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 64 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 #11 | Charles Delbert Shemwell January 16, 1919 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Wayne Dale Shemwell September 19, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell December 12, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | … Shemwell April 1, 1921 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | … Shemwell April 1, 1921 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 67 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Eleanor Fields March 14, 1922 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell October 3, 1922 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Floyd Francis Fields Jr December 18, 1922 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Clarine LaRae Shemwell December 21, 1923 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Donald Albert Nelson May 15, 1924 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harry Arthur Shemwell — Ruth Ellen Bussell — View this family June 17, 1928 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 75 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Death of a sister | Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell 1929 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 76 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 76 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 88 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | April 17, 1942 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Mary Harriet Sherrod |
| himself |
Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1853 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1942 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Mary Harriet Sherrod Birth: October 18, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1946 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1876 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months son |
Alpha Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1878 24 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1897 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bertie E Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1880 26 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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19 months son |
Clyde Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1881 28 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1949 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Delia Frances Shemwell Birth: June 1883 30 23 — Kansas, United States Death: October 12, 1971 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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3 years son |
Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1885 32 26 — Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States Death: January 14, 1974 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1888 35 28 — Smith, Kansas, United States Death: December 16, 1969 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States |
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3 years son |
Floyd Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: January 27, 1977 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years son |
Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1895 41 35 — Washington, United States Death: May 1983 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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3 years son |
Harry Arthur Shemwell Birth: May 23, 1898 45 38 — Washington, United States Death: March 10, 1986 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Joseph Stewart Carneal + Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| 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 - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
Notes: E. Main St. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
Notes: E. Main |