The Shemwell Family

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Birth	August 1860 67 41 Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 months) 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
Death of a father	Lemuel Sutton before 1866 (Age 5 years) Note: Family story has Lemuel dying during the Civil War.
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years) Alaska, USA 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 6 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Virginia Davis March 15, 1870 (Age 9 years) Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Census	August 17, 1870 (Age 10 years) Marshall, Mississippi, United States Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household Marshall, Mississippi Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Lockridge, James S head 22 M W Farmer MS Sutton, Wesley half-brother 16 M W MS Sutton, Ella half-sister 14 F W MS Sutton, Ada half-sister 12 F W MS Sutton, William B half-brother 10 M W MS
Death	January 8, 1871 (Age 10 years) Mississippi, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anne W Thomas Family with spouse Elizabeth Virginia Davis Elizabeth Sutton William Wesley Sutton Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Ada L Sutton William B Sutton Lemuel Sutton Birth: about 1793 — Prince George's, Maryland, United States Death: before 1866
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … King Catherine King Rebecca Henrietta King Family with spouse Robert Patton Lockridge Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge James Sterling Lockridge Family with spouse Lemuel Sutton Elizabeth Sutton William Wesley Sutton Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Ada L Sutton William B Sutton Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
	Marriage: March 12, 1850 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James M Wells Irene Wells … Wells Elizabeth Sutton Birth: about 1852 59 33 — Mississippi, United States Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Wesley Sutton Birth: about 1854 61 35 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death:
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Wood Rodgers Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Birth: February 11, 1856 63 37 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: July 13, 1921 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse P M Mosley Ada L Sutton Birth: April 10, 1858 65 39 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: April 25, 1912 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William B Sutton Birth: August 1860 67 41 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: January 8, 1871 — Mississippi, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anne W Thomas Family with spouse Elizabeth Virginia Davis Elizabeth Sutton William Wesley Sutton Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Ada L Sutton William B Sutton Lemuel Sutton Birth: about 1793 — Prince George's, Maryland, United States Death: before 1866
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lemuel Sutton Anne W Thomas Death:
	Marriage: July 14, 1823 —

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Virginia Davis Catherine King Rebecca Henrietta King … King Birth: about 1816 Death: before 1845 — Mississippi, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … King Catherine King Rebecca Henrietta King Family with spouse Robert Patton Lockridge Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge James Sterling Lockridge Family with spouse Lemuel Sutton Elizabeth Sutton William Wesley Sutton Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Ada L Sutton William B Sutton Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1836 —
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Catherine King Birth: about 1837 21 18 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death:
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Rebecca Henrietta King Birth: about 1839 23 20 — Mississippi, United States Death:

Mother’s family with Robert Patton Lockridge - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Virginia Davis Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge James Sterling Lockridge Robert Patton Lockridge Birth: June 26, 1795 38 23 — Abbeville, South Carolina, United States Death: August 1850 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … King Catherine King Rebecca Henrietta King Family with spouse Robert Patton Lockridge Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge James Sterling Lockridge Family with spouse Lemuel Sutton Elizabeth Sutton William Wesley Sutton Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton Ada L Sutton William B Sutton Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
	Marriage: September 2, 1844 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States
16 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William J Wells Beulah Virginia Wells Family with spouse … Collins Willie Collins Russell Collins Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge Birth: about 1845 49 26 — Mississippi, United States Death:
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clara Vashti Ellis Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge James Sterling Lockridge Birth: December 1846 51 27 — Mississippi, United States Death: March 1, 1910 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Census View	1870 United States - Census transcript - James Sterling Lockridge - Household Marshall, Mississippi Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Lockridge, James S head 22 M W Farmer MS Sutton, Wesley half-brother 16 M W MS Sutton, Ella half-sister 14 F W MS Sutton, Ada half-sister 12 F W MS Sutton, William B half-brother 10 M W MS

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Lemuel Sutton 1793–1866
mother Parents Sterling Davis Martha Applewhite	Elizabeth Virginia Davis 1819–1870
elder sister Family James M Wells Irene Wells … Wells	Elizabeth Sutton 1852–
elder brother Family (none)	William Wesley Sutton 1854–
elder sister Family John Wood Rodgers	Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton 1856–1921
elder sister Family P M Mosley	Ada L Sutton 1858–1912
himself Family (none)	William B Sutton 1860–1871
Father’s family with Anne W Thomas
father Parents (unknown)	Lemuel Sutton 1793–1866
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Anne W Thomas –
Mother’s family with … King
step-father Parents (unknown)	… King 1816–1845
mother Parents Sterling Davis Martha Applewhite	Elizabeth Virginia Davis 1819–1870
half-sister Family (none)	Catherine King 1837–
half-sister Family (none)	Rebecca Henrietta King 1839–
Mother’s family with Robert Patton Lockridge
step-father Parents James Hodge Lockridge III Ann Lockridge	Robert Patton Lockridge 1795–1850
mother Parents Sterling Davis Martha Applewhite	Elizabeth Virginia Davis 1819–1870
half-sister Family William J Wells Beulah Virginia Wells … Collins Willie Collins Russell Collins	Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge 1845–
half-brother Family Clara Vashti Ellis Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge	James Sterling Lockridge 1846–1910