Christopher Columbus “Bud” ShemwellAge: 65 years1848–1914
- Name
- Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell
- Given names
- Christopher Columbus
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Bud
 Birth | September 2, 1848 37 31 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 20 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell December 4, 1851 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell May 17, 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell March 13, 1856 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas W Shemwell October 20, 1858 (Age 10 years) Note: 19 OCT 1858 ? |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn August 1859 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 11 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 | October 12, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
 Occupation | Farm Laborer 1870 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman — View this family December 1, 1875 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mattie E Shemwell October 11, 1877 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 29 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 #2 | Albert Bell Shemwell December 23, 1879 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Porter Clark Shemwell May 7, 1884 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Berta Laurine Shemwell December 10, 1887 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lee Shemwell November 30, 1890 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lelia May Shemwell November 30, 1890 (Age 42 years) Associate: Lee Shemwell
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| Death of a daughter | Lee Shemwell June 26, 1891 (Age 42 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Lee Shemwell 1891 (Age 42 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Florence E Shemwell April 23, 1892 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell July 31, 1893 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Henry Clay “Harry” Shemwell January 2, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell April 27, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell May 20, 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Attacked by night riders | Newspaper March 4, 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Migrated to Washington State | Newspaper January 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Occupation | Hay/fruit farmer 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Carl Logan Smith — Mattie E Shemwell — View this family June 4, 1911 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leslie Frank Shelton — Lelia May Shemwell — View this family September 24, 1913 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | August 30, 1914 (Age 65 years) Note: or July 31, 1914 |
 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 himself |
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 Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman |
| himself |
Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1848 37 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1914 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman Birth: March 8, 1858 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 1931 |
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Marriage: December 1, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mattie E Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1877 29 19 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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2 years son |
Albert Bell Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 31 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1949 |
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4 years son |
Porter Clark Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1884 35 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1960 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Berta Laurine Shemwell Birth: December 10, 1887 39 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1969 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lee Shemwell Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32 Death: June 26, 1891 — Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Lelia May Shemwell Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1968 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Florence E Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1892 43 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1980 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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4 years son |
Henry Clay “Harry” Shemwell Birth: January 2, 1896 47 37 — Saron Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1985 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Joseph Stewart Carneal + Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | or September 12, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 - John Wesley Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household
Sharon District, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Wala Wala, WA
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| Death | or July 31, 1914 |