Emily Ellen ShemwellAge: 70 years1823–1893
- Name
- Emily Ellen Shemwell
- Given names
- Emily Ellen
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Emily Ellen Clardy
 Birth | July 24, 1823 40 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell 1826 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 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 brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell about 1834 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 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 |
| Death of a father | Joseph M Shemwell March 6, 1838 (Age 14 years) Note: or Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
 Marriage | Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy — View this family October 7, 1841 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann … March 18, 1845 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Alice Olivia Clardy October 19, 1845 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Athalia E Clardy May 1, 1847 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Harrison “Henry” Clardy March 24, 1850 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | December 7, 1850 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ellen C Clardy February 22, 1852 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ellen C Clardy July 2, 1855 (Age 31 years) Cause: Croup |
| Death of a mother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas Morton Clardy November 11, 1858 (Age 35 years) |
| JT Shamwell Idiot Guard Bond | Guard Bond December 6, 1858 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 8, 1860 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell after 1860 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Elizabeth Clardy 1864 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 37 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 43 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 43 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a brother | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell after 1868 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 45 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 daughter | Elizabeth Clardy before 1870 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | June 25, 1870 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leonard Franklin Howard — Athalia E Clardy — View this family July 3, 1870 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Lucinda Shemwell February 16, 1871 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Alice Olivia Clardy November 20, 1871 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Harrison “Henry” Clardy — Ann Marie Cayce — View this family December 13, 1871 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Alice Olivia Clardy December 9, 1872 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Quint Clardy August 1, 1874 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Elizabeth B “Lizzie” Howard September 1875 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell August 31, 1876 (Age 53 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell September 1876 (Age 53 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Death of a grandson | Quint Clardy February 22, 1877 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 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 #4 | Allen “Snook” Clardy November 9, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen J “A J” Shemwell December 8, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell November 14, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ora Lee Clardy October 12, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a husband | Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy January 22, 1886 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Morton Clardy — Nannie Electra Killebrew — View this family December 28, 1886 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Bessie Geneva Clardy December 21, 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell May 29, 1890 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Joseph Samuel “Joe” Clardy October 21, 1890 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | July 30, 1893 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clardy Cemetery Note: I can't find this cemetery. -b |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1783 56 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 6, 1838 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley Birth: August 28, 1788 27 — Georgia, United States Death: October 16, 1858 |
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Marriage: October 26, 1803 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1804 21 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1879 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1809 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1880 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Lucinda Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1812 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 16, 1871 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1814 31 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 31, 1876 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell Birth: 1816 32 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1868 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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8 years herself |
Emily Ellen Shemwell Birth: July 24, 1823 40 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: 1826 42 37 Death: May 29, 1890 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Joseph Theodore Shemwell Birth: about 1834 50 45 Death: after 1860 |
| Family with Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy |
| husband |
Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy Birth: 1814 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: January 22, 1886 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Emily Ellen Shemwell Birth: July 24, 1823 40 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 7, 1841 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Alice Olivia Clardy Birth: October 19, 1845 31 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 20, 1871 |
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18 months daughter |
Athalia E Clardy Birth: May 1, 1847 33 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 13, 1923 — Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States |
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3 years son |
James Harrison “Henry” Clardy Birth: March 24, 1850 36 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 29, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ellen C Clardy Birth: February 22, 1852 38 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 2, 1855 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years son |
Thomas Morton Clardy Birth: November 11, 1858 44 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1937 — Lafayette, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Elizabeth Clardy Birth: 1864 50 40 Death: before 1870 |
Emily Ellen Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (40)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Mother's family (6)
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household
Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household
Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee
Joseph could not vote? -b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph B Clardy - Household
Big Rock, Stewart, TN
Who are Cordelia Knight and John Clardy -b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | I can't find this cemetery. -b |