Edward Lee Shemwell 1873–1896 – The Shemwell Family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucy Elizabeth Platt William Standard Shemwell Ida Mae Shemwell Solon Underwood Shemwell Edward Lee Shemwell Elma Medora Shemwell Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Infant Shemwell Robert Carter Shemwell William David Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1846 22 16 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1913 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William David Shemwell William Standard Shemwell Ida Mae Shemwell Solon Underwood Shemwell Edward Lee Shemwell Elma Medora Shemwell Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Infant Shemwell Robert Carter Shemwell Family with spouse George Keyport Dorsey Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: October 8, 1867 —
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Ralph Bingham Shemwell Ruth Valdenar Shemwell William Ray Shemwell Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Herbert Alexander Shemwell Rachel Kibler Shemwell Family with spouse Lulu Olivia Black William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
15 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Wesley P Edwards Byron Edwards Elsie Mae Edwards Robert Solon Edwards John Wesley Edwards Family with spouse George Alonzo Thomas Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
18 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Solon Underwood Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1871 24 21 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
20 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alma M Cockrell Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Edward Lee Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1873 26 23 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 7, 1896 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elma Medora Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1875 28 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 30, 1876 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Gorrell Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1878 31 28 Death: October 13, 1898 — Missouri, United States
21 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida Jones Virginia Juanita Shemwell Family with spouse Maude D Carey Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Family with spouse Attie G Speece Jewell Morton Shemwell John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Everett Nunn Myrtle Nunn Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1882 35 32 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1902 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1884 38 35 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1911 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Infant Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1887 40 37 Death: August 4, 1887
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert Carter Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1891 44 41 Death: January 2, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with George Keyport Dorsey - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret “Maggie” Hunter Mary C Dorsey William Dorsey George A Dorsey Robert Earl Dorsey Family with spouse Lucy Elizabeth Platt George Keyport Dorsey Birth: September 24, 1844 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 28, 1925 — Lafayette, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William David Shemwell William Standard Shemwell Ida Mae Shemwell Solon Underwood Shemwell Edward Lee Shemwell Elma Medora Shemwell Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Infant Shemwell Robert Carter Shemwell Family with spouse George Keyport Dorsey Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: June 17, 1915 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alma M Cockrell Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Edward Lee Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1873 26 23 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 7, 1896 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edward Lee Shemwell Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Family with spouse Prof. Horace Luster Stites Hugh Dinsmore Stites Helen Stites Richard M Stites Alma M Cockrell Birth: December 1, 1874 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 1949 — Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States
	Marriage: September 11, 1893 —
15 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Louis Marcus Pace Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: November 1894 21 19 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 9, 1917 — Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States

Prof. Horace Luster Stites + Alma M Cockrell - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Llewellyn D “Lula” Berry Audrey Maurine Stites Ewing Cole Stites Family with spouse Alma M Cockrell Hugh Dinsmore Stites Helen Stites Richard M Stites Prof. Horace Luster Stites Birth: August 10, 1862 — Missouri, United States Death: June 9, 1933 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edward Lee Shemwell Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Family with spouse Prof. Horace Luster Stites Hugh Dinsmore Stites Helen Stites Richard M Stites Alma M Cockrell Birth: December 1, 1874 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 1949 — Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States
	Marriage: September 11, 1899 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
	Divorce: after February 1920 —
1 year step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hugh Dinsmore Stites Birth: September 16, 1900 38 25 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 5, 1960 — Oregon, United States
5 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Helen Stites Birth: 1905 42 30 — Missouri, United States Death:
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Leona Kearney Richard M Stites Birth: August 6, 1907 44 32 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 28, 1984 — Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States

Edward Lee Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded

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1880 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

Name	Race	Sex	Age	Relation	MC	YrsM	Occupation	BP	FBP	MBP
W D Shemwell	W	M	34	head	M	13	Farmer	KY	KY	KY
Lucy E Shemwell	W	F	31	wife	M	13	Keeping house	MO	PA	VA
William S Shemwell	W	M	11	son	S	-	Working at home	MO	KY	MO
Ida M Shemwell	W	F	10	daughter	S	-		MO	KY	MO
Solon U Shemwell	W	M	8	son	S	-		MO	KY	MO
Edward L Shemwell	W	M	7	son	S	-		MO	KY	MO
Anna M Shemwell	W	F	2	daughter	S	-		MO	KY	MO
John M Shemwell	W	M	2m	son	S	-		MO	KY	MO

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father Parents George Morton Shemwell Louisa M Lee	William David Shemwell 1846–1913
mother Parents Merrit B Platte Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb	Lucy Elizabeth Platt 1849–1929
elder brother Family Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Ralph Bingham Shemwell Ruth Valdenar Shemwell William Ray Shemwell Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Herbert Alexander Shemwell Rachel Kibler Shemwell Lulu Olivia Black	William Standard Shemwell 1868–1953
elder sister Family Wesley P Edwards Byron Edwards Elsie Mae Edwards Robert Solon Edwards John Wesley Edwards George Alonzo Thomas	Ida Mae Shemwell 1869–1959
elder brother Family (none)	Solon Underwood Shemwell 1871–1892
himself Family Alma M Cockrell Mary Elizabeth Shemwell	Edward Lee Shemwell 1873–1896
younger sister Family (none)	Elma Medora Shemwell 1875–1876
younger sister Family John William Gorrell	Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell 1878–1898
younger brother Family Ida Jones Virginia Juanita Shemwell Maude D Carey Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Attie G Speece Jewell Morton Shemwell	John Morton “Jack” Shemwell 1880–1951
younger sister Family Everett Nunn Myrtle Nunn	Dovie Myrtle Shemwell 1882–1902
younger brother Family (none)	Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell 1884–1911
younger brother Family (none)	Infant Shemwell 1887–1887
younger brother Family (none)	Robert Carter Shemwell 1891–1892
Mother’s family with George Keyport Dorsey
step-father Parents (unknown)	George Keyport Dorsey 1844–1925
mother Parents Merrit B Platte Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb	Lucy Elizabeth Platt 1849–1929
Family with Alma M Cockrell
himself Parents William David Shemwell Lucy Elizabeth Platt	Edward Lee Shemwell 1873–1896
wife Parents Rev. Cockrell … …	Alma M Cockrell 1874–1949
daughter Family Louis Marcus Pace	Mary Elizabeth Shemwell 1894–1917
Prof. Horace Luster Stites + Alma M Cockrell
wife’s husband Parents Prof. Joseph M Stites Elizabeth Amanda Hail	Prof. Horace Luster Stites 1862–1933
wife Parents Rev. Cockrell … …	Alma M Cockrell 1874–1949
step-son Family Private	Hugh Dinsmore Stites 1900–1960
step-daughter Family (none)	Helen Stites 1905–
step-son Family Leona Kearney	Richard M Stites 1907–1984

The Shemwell Family

Edward Lee ShemwellAge: 23 years1873–1896

Edward Lee Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded

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Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson

Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer

Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer

Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell

Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell

Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell

Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell

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