James Harvey ShemwellAge: 70 years1865–1935
- Name
- James Harvey Shemwell
- Given names
- James Harvey
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | April 5, 1865 19 18 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 20 months)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 20 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | William David Shemwell May 1869 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell November 14, 1876 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. April 14, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Rev. Oswald William Brockman June 28, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | July 5, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Shemwell August 28, 1881 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell May 1883 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence Shemwell April 2, 1886 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell April 2, 1887 (Age 21 years) Note: Carrie was one of a set of twins |
| Birth of a sister | … Shemwell April 2, 1887 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Shemwell May 17, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Edith Blanche Martin — View this family June 19, 1894 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Genevieve Shemwell May 6, 1896 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 |
 Divorce | Edith Blanche Martin — View this family October 11, 1898 (Age 33 years) Note: Mentioned in newspaper when she tried to get her daughter. |
| Civil marriage | Mary Katherine Propp — View this family March 15, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman September 11, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Gladys Cordellia Shemwell January 4, 1901 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Velvalee Virginia Shemwell May 16, 1902 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Frances Cassman Shemwell February 14, 1905 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a wife | Edith Blanche Martin April 13, 1905 (Age 40 years) Cause: Uterine Hemmorage |
| Charged with conspiracy | Charged with conspiracy August 15, 1906 (Age 41 years)Note: Colorado Weekly Courier |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Helen Alice Shemwell April 17, 1909 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Bessie Bell Shemwell February 17, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Permelia Belinda Rickman September 30, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Benjamin Van Beek — Genevieve Shemwell — View this family February 10, 1914 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | William David Shemwell April 15, 1915 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 52 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Marriage of a child | James Herbert Marriot — Velvalee Virginia Shemwell — View this family December 1, 1919 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Vivian Betty Marriott October 20, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leo DeLacy Maloney — Genevieve Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage January 25, 1923 (Age 57 years) |
| City Directory | City Directory 1923 (Age 57 years)Address: 744 E. Portland Note: Stockman |
| Marriage of a child | James Henry Grey — Helen Alice Shemwell — View this family September 20, 1924 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 28, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell January 27, 1932 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | November 5, 1935 (Age 70 years) Cause of death: Auto Accident |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Double Buttes Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1845 35 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1922 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman Birth: February 22, 1847 22 16 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1900 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: February 3, 1863 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Lieu A Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1864 18 17 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1864 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months himself |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William David Shemwell Birth: May 1869 23 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1915 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1876 31 29 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1932 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell Birth: May 1883 37 36 — Washington, Illinois, United States Death: November 2, 1964 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Clarence Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1886 40 39 Death: May 17, 1887 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States |
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1 year younger sister |
Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: March 12, 1966 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| younger sister |
… Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Edith Blanche Martin |
| himself |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| ex-wife |
Edith Blanche Martin Birth: April 25, 1874 22 19 — Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Death: April 13, 1905 — San Joaquin, California, United States |
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Marriage: June 19, 1894 — San Joaquin, Fresno, California, United States |
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Divorce: October 11, 1898 — Colorado, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Genevieve Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1896 31 22 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: January 20, 1947 — Lassen, California, United States |
| Family with Mary Katherine Propp |
| himself |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Mary Katherine Propp Birth: March 1, 1877 — Bruendal, Germany Death: June 10, 1964 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1900 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Gladys Cordellia Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1901 35 23 — Colorado, United States Death: April 7, 2000 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Velvalee Virginia Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1902 37 25 — Falcon, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 23, 1977 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Frances Cassman Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1905 39 27 — Colorado, United States Death: April 18, 1982 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Helen Alice Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1909 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 21, 1968 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Bessie Bell Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1910 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 18, 1951 — Yolo, California, United States |
| John Franklin Young + Edith Blanche Martin |
| wife’s husband |
John Franklin Young Death: |
| ex-wife |
Edith Blanche Martin Birth: April 25, 1874 22 19 — Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Death: April 13, 1905 — San Joaquin, California, United States |
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Marriage: March 1902 — San Joaquin, California, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William A. Shemwell - Household
06 Oct. 1870 Page 5 Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Notes: 2 Doors Down from James Jr. and Permelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Alexander Shemwell - Household
Richview, Washington, Ill
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| Divorce | Mentioned in newspaper when she tried to get her daughter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
El Paso, Colorado
Notes: 4 boarders living with family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charged with conspiracy | Colorado Weekly Courier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado
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| City Directory | Stockman |