Isaac ShemwellAge: 75 years1818–1894
- Name
- Isaac Shemwell
- Given names
- Isaac
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 27, 1818 26 18 |
 Marriage | Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | David Alexander Shemwell February 14, 1820 (Age 18 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Cole 1821 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell September 11, 1822 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Pinkney H Shemwell March 28, 1825 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Cox Shemwell December 11, 1828 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy … between 1820 and 1830 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Shemwell July 8, 1831 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Polly Shemwell after 1832 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Shemwell after 1833 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell 1839 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah W “Susie” Cox August 3, 1839 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Shemwell October 28, 1845 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Wesley Shemwell February 6, 1848 (Age 29 years) Note: According to death certificate birth is: 6-Sep-1848 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 years)Note: 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Cox 1848 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Pinkney Shemwell February 22, 1850 (Age 31 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary L Shemwell May 8, 1852 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary L Shemwell July 19, 1853 (Age 34 years) Note: or May 1, 1857 |
| Birth of a son #4 | George Washington Shemwell November 19, 1857 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Isaac Newton Shemwell June 6, 1859 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 11, 1860 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Alonzo Shemwell February 6, 1862 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell October 3, 1862 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 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 48 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 48 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell March 4, 1868 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 50 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 | September 9, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a son | William Pinkney Shemwell January 9, 1877 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 59 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 2, 1880 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Alonzo Shemwell — Hettie Louise Hathcock — View this family April 22, 1886 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Verna Belle Shemwell March 15, 1887 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Perna Shemwell April 6, 1889 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Paschal Burnett — Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell — View this family August 29, 1890 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Earl Shemwell December 30, 1890 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Nora Alice Burnett September 14, 1891 (Age 73 years) Note: or September 24, 1891 |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Shemwell 1892 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Cox Shemwell January 16, 1893 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Byron Shemwell January 24, 1893 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Martha Ophila Burnett June 2, 1893 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | February 4, 1894 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Feezor Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Shemwell Birth: July 23, 1792 42 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 28, 1845 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susannah W “Susie” Cox Birth: December 25, 1799 33 35 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1839 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1818 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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7 months himself |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Henry Cox Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1828 36 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1893 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1831 38 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Polly Shemwell Birth: after 1832 39 32 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
James Shemwell Birth: after 1833 40 33 Death: |
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7 years younger brother |
Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Birth: 1839 46 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1862 — Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor |
| himself |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor Birth: October 3, 1828 26 23 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: February 27, 1900 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
John Wesley Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1848 29 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1933 — Western State Hospital, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
William Pinkney Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1850 31 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 9, 1877 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: May 8, 1852 33 23 Death: July 19, 1853 |
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6 years son |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1857 39 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 27, 1925 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Alonzo Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1862 43 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1947 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1868 49 39 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1942 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
Isaac Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (30)
Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. + Nancy Jane Daniel
Parents … … + Rebecca Ann Shamel
Parents John B Loftin + Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents Noah Reed + Nancy Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
Notes: Dist. 2 farmer w 150 acres - Living with oldest brother Isaac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Symsonia, Graves, KY
Note: Returned from California unwed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Isaac Shemwell - Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky
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