Elizabeth ShemwellAge: 76 years1826–1903
- Name
- Elizabeth Shemwell
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Elizabeth Miller
 Birth | August 1826 26 24 |
 Birth of a brother | William M Shemwell about 1829 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Winifred Shemwell May 1830 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Shemwell Jr. July 10, 1831 (Age 4 years) Note: James may have passed prior to 1831. Elizabeth is listed as head of the household in the 1830 US Federal Census in Todd, Kentucky, United States. This census was taken June 1, 1830 - August 1, 1830. |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 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 |
 Marriage | Wilkerson C Miller — View this family April 17, 1845 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Boley 1845 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Francis M Miller May 13, 1847 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William H Miller October 11, 1848 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 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 |
 Census | August 5, 1850 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | August 5, 1850 (Age 24 years) Note: Elizabeth must have been next door at her parents house? -b |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Gorrell 1851 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Hanna Miller March 14, 1853 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Louisa Margaret Miller May 1859 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 29, 1860 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 34 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 40 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 40 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #5 | George T Miller calculated 1868 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 42 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 |
| Death of a father | William Shemwell after July 1870 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | August 1, 1870 (Age 44 years) Address: White township |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Reeder Graham — Mary Hanna Miller — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 30, 1871 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Gorrell August 22, 1873 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William F Graham November 24, 1873 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Oliver C Jackson 1874 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nannie Jackson 1876 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John J Jackson — Louisa Margaret Miller — View this family Type: Religious marriage August 31, 1876 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William H Miller — Sarah E Randall — View this family November 16, 1876 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ada Lou “Addie” Graham July 1877 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Rosa Bell Jackson June 8, 1878 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 51 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 grandson #6 | Joseph Nathaniel Miller January 8, 1879 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Joseph Jackson 1880 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 53 years) Note: Living with son, William H, and his family, plus sister, Winifred and Oliver Miller?. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Myrtle Viola Miller July 30, 1881 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Mary Maude Jackson October 21, 1883 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Francis M Miller — Louise Jane Howe — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 2, 1884 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Winifred “Mimmie” Miller July 1885 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Rowena Permila Graham August 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller October 18, 1887 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Stella E Jackson July 1888 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Lucy Henley Miller December 11, 1889 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a husband | Wilkerson C Miller 1889 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William F Graham September 13, 1891 (Age 65 years) Cause: Typhoid fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Flossie Elsie Jackson January 22, 1893 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | March 1, 1895 (Age 68 years) Note: Living with son, William H, and his family, plus sister, Winifred and Oliver Miller. |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Clarence Monroe Miller February 23, 1897 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 71 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 9, 1900 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Leonard Arthur Miller September 13, 1901 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | February 1, 1903 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery Note: Grave unmarked - listed with Lot Number. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Shemwell Birth: before 1800 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 1870 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Gorrell Birth: 1802 27 27 — Virginia, United States Death: August 22, 1873 — Fairview, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 25, 1823 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
George Morton Shemwell Birth: August 1824 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1904 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
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2 years herself |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 1826 26 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1903 — Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William M Shemwell Birth: about 1829 29 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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17 months younger sister |
Winifred Shemwell Birth: May 1830 30 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1909 — Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Wilkerson C Miller |
| husband |
Wilkerson C Miller Birth: 1824 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1889 — Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 1826 26 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1903 — Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 17, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Francis M Miller Birth: May 13, 1847 23 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 10, 1918 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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17 months son |
William H Miller Birth: October 11, 1848 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1915 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Hanna Miller Birth: March 14, 1853 29 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1929 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Louisa Margaret Miller Birth: May 1859 35 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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10 years son |
George T Miller Birth: calculated 1868 44 41 — Missouri, United States Death: after February 1, 1903 |
Elizabeth Shemwell has 43 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents John Hall + Mary “Polly” Shemwell
Parents Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland + Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell + Drucilla Tomerlin
Mother's family (21)
Parents John Boley Gorrell + Mary H Tabb
Parents Thomas Taylor Gorrell + Sarah Elizabeth Miller
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | Elizabeth must have been next door at her parents house? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
Mt Sterling Twp, Pettis, Missouri USA
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
Cole Camp, Benton, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
Washington, Johnson, Missouri
All married? Francis is now Female -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | Living with son, William H, and his family, plus sister, Winifred and Oliver Miller?. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1895 Kansas State - Census transcript - William H Miller - Household
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
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| Census | Living with son, William H, and his family, plus sister, Winifred and Oliver Miller. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Miller - Household
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
few houses down from Sylvester Shemwell -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Grave unmarked - listed with Lot Number. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Wilkerson C. Miller served during the Civil War (Co. 5, Pro E, Missouri Militia). Elizab eth filed for his pension 28 July 1890 (Application No. 447.605; Certificate No. 384.295; filed in Kansas) |