Permelia A ShemwellAge: 30 years1862–1892
- Name
- Permelia A Shemwell
- Given names
- Permelia A
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | about 1862 25 22 |
 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell October 26, 1865 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Katie Lofene Shemwell February 27, 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell June 2, 1872 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Emmet Shemwell June 5, 1874 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Denson Shemwell March 3, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 16 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
| Death of a brother | Walter Denson Shemwell December 20, 1878 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 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 brother | Samuel Edward Shemwell April 11, 1879 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell February 1890 (Age 28 years) |
 Death | November 6, 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 15, 1836 35 35 — Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1903 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Armina M “Mina” Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1839 28 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1928 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: 1857 20 17 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 1890 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years herself |
Permelia A Shemwell Birth: about 1862 25 22 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1892 |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935 |
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3 years younger sister |
Katie Lofene Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1869 32 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 11, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1872 36 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Walter Denson Shemwell Birth: March 3, 1876 39 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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