The Shemwell Family

Nancy Jane “Nannie” ShemwellAge: 68 years18681936

Name
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell
Given names
Nancy Jane
Surname
Shemwell
Nickname
Nannie
Birth August 29, 1868 36 44
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Patrick Shemwell
July 1869 (Age 10 months)
Cause: Inflammation of bowels
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 months)

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 21 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherMartha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
May 20, 1894 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 30, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherJohn L Shemwell
December 8, 1917 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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/
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Black Shemwell
December 22, 1921 (Age 53 years)
Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
Note: Name: S. B. Shemwell
Death of a sisterDrusilla F Shemwell
March 8, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph H “Joe” Shemwell
August 20, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
February 23, 1926 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherJames Washington Shemwell
September 26, 1926 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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 18, 1930 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel M Shemwell
August 17, 1935 (Age 66 years)
Death October 1, 1936 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 25, 1851Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder sister
5 months
elder sister
Drusilla F Shemwell
Birth: May 3, 1852 19 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1924Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell
Birth: December 3, 1858 26 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1924Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mary Katherine Shemwell
Birth: October 30, 1864 32 40Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 29, 1941Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
herself
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1868 36 44Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1936Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household

4th Pct. Paradise, Muhlenberg Ky.

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplace
Samuel Black Shemwell37MWCoal MinerKY
Martha Jane 44FWKeeping HouseKY
Ruthie E. Shemwell17FWKY
Drusilla F. Shemwell16FWKY
John L. Shemwell15MWKY
Joseph H. Shemwell11MWKY
James Washington Shemwell13MWKY
Samuel M. Shemwell8MWKY
Mary Katherine Shemwell5FWKY
Nancy Jane Shemwell1FWKY
Mary C. Shemwell25FBHouse ServantKY
Susan S. Shemwell18FBKY

Notes: Mary C. & Susan S. Shemwell are Black.

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household

Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
S B ShemwellWM47headM29FarmerKYNCNC
Marttie G ShemwellWF56wifeM29Keeping houseSpinal S?KYKYNC
Drusilla F ShemwellWF27daughterS-KYKYKY
Joseph ShemwellWM21sonS-KYKYKY
Mary C A ShemwellWF15daughterS-UNKKYKY
Nancy J ShemwellWF11daughterS-KYKYKY

Notes: 2 doors down from John

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household

Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, SamheadWMAug183267WdKYMDNCFarm laborer
Shemwell, Monia JdaughterWFAug186831SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household

Bevier, Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, S MheadMW48M21KYKYKYCoal miner
Shemwell, E EwifeFW48M2131KYKYKY
Shemwell, Letty VdaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Shemwell, S BfatherMW77WdKYKYKY
Shemwell, Nannieyounger sisterFW41SKYKYKY
Jarvis, Nanniesister in lawFW53WdKYKYKY
Jarvis, RowlandboarderMW29SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household

Shemwell Hill Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, SamuelheadMW58MKYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Shemwell, ElizawifeFW58MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Samuel BfatherMW87WdKYKYKY
Shemwell, Nannieyounger sisterFW51SKYKYKY
Jarvis, Nanniesister in lawFW69WdKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, SamheadMW68M28KYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Shemwell, ElizawifeFW66M26KYKYKY
Shemwell, Nannyyounger sisterFW61SKYKYKY
Yonts, Murlgrand sonMW18SKYKYKY
Yonts, Mildredgrand daughterFW16SKYKYKY
Yonts, Haroldgrand sonMW14SKYKYKY