Columbia Jane ShemwellAge: 60 years1847–1907
- Name
- Columbia Jane Shemwell
- Given names
- Columbia Jane
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Columbia Jane Gilliam
 Birth | May 7, 1847 28 24 |
 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 3 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell June 5, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Shemwell 1852 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Luther Shemwell April 22, 1853 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Permelia Shemwell March 10, 1855 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | Lewis T Shemwell February 10, 1860 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” VanMetre December 2, 1863 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a mother | Susan Kerna Tabb May 20, 1869 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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 23 years) |
 Marriage | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. — View this family January 9, 1872 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Dr. William Bennett Gilliam October 18, 1872 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam August 23, 1874 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Susan Elliot Gilliam September 7, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Cordelia Gilliam October 5, 1876 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Rasmus Elden Gilliam March 7, 1878 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 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 21, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam June 26, 1882 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | James Loranza Gilliam December 1886 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Nannie Cashman Gilliam June 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Mamie J Gilliam March 16, 1890 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mamie J Gilliam March 11, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elvy Opedia Meador — Susan Elliot Gilliam — View this family about 1895 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Hallie Meador November 15, 1896 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam — Evalena Lena Higgins — View this family about 1897 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 grandson #2 | Erie Orlin Meador March 8, 1899 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rasmus Elden Gilliam — Mary Chester Gant — View this family about 1899 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Zula Gilliam February 22, 1901 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Bertice Austin Gilliam January 10, 1903 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Paul Gant Gilliam September 1, 1905 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Felix Randolph Meador November 3, 1905 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Melvin Ralston Gilliam September 30, 1906 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Verner Richardson — Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam — View this family December 26, 1906 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | May 12, 1907 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| mother |
Susan Kerna Tabb Birth: November 14, 1822 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 15, 1840 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
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22 months elder sister |
George Ann Shemwell Birth: April 8, 1843 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1845 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1911 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
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2 years herself |
Columbia Jane Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1847 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1907 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1850 31 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Susan Shemwell Birth: 1852 32 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months younger brother |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Sarah Permelia Shemwell Birth: March 10, 1855 36 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Lewis T Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1860 41 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1934 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
| Family with James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. |
| husband |
James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. Birth: March 27, 1846 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1933 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Columbia Jane Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1847 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1907 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1872 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months son |
Dr. William Bennett Gilliam Birth: October 18, 1872 26 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1941 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months son |
Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam Birth: August 23, 1874 28 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 11, 1948 — Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Susan Elliot Gilliam Birth: September 7, 1875 29 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1954 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Mary Cordelia Gilliam Birth: October 5, 1876 30 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 1965 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months son |
Rasmus Elden Gilliam Birth: March 7, 1878 31 30 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1952 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam Birth: June 26, 1882 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1962 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
James Loranza Gilliam Birth: December 1886 40 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1959 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nannie Cashman Gilliam Birth: June 1889 43 42 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1924 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Mamie J Gilliam Birth: March 16, 1890 43 42 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1893 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Columbia Jane Shemwell has 27 first cousins recorded
Father's family (27)
Parents James Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents Alexander McEwing Christian + Jane Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Some of the Names are incorrect? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Ages are off? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Susan is Not listed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. - Household
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