The Shemwell Family

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Birth	April 18, 1856 46 38 Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Birth of a sister	Viola Alverda Parke August 15, 1858 (Age 2 years) Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Census	August 6, 1860 (Age 4 years) Spring Lake, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household Spring Lake, Tazewell, Illinois Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Elbert Parke head 51 M W Farmer KY Polly Ann Parke wife 42 F W OH Andrew Wood step son 17 M W Laborer IA Delilah Wood daughter 16 F W IL Elbert T Parke son 12 M W IL Polly A Parke daughter 9 F W IL Nancy Parke daughter 8 F W IL Oliver H Parke son 6 M W IL Lydia Leoma Parke daughter 4 F W IL Viola A Parke daughter 2 F W IL Deliah is a Wood?
Death	December 11, 1860 (Age 4 years) Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary “Polly” Hacket Curtis Parke Jacob Parke Bazel Perry Parke Sarah “Sally” Parke Delilah Parke Family with spouse Polly Ann Tharp Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. Polly Ann Parke Nancy Jane Parke Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Lydia Leoma Parke Viola Alverda Parke Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. Polly Ann Parke Nancy Jane Parke Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Lydia Leoma Parke Viola Alverda Parke Family with spouse William Linza Wood Lucinda Viletta Wood Andrew Linza Wood Polly Ann Tharp Birth: November 1, 1817 — Champaign, Ohio, United States Death: February 12, 1904 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: December 27, 1846 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Emma A Overman Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. Birth: March 31, 1848 38 30 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: May 12, 1916 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey Elbert Thornton Ramey Dr. William Taylor Ramey Polly Ann Parke Birth: August 10, 1850 41 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: December 31, 1922 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
20 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Brown G Searl Alice Alverda “Allie” Searl Nancy Jane Parke Birth: April 2, 1852 42 34 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: February 16, 1905 — Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ester Lena Overman Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Birth: March 20, 1854 44 36 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 15, 1936 — Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lydia Leoma Parke Birth: April 18, 1856 46 38 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: December 11, 1860 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Frank J Phillips Claud Marquis Phillips John Elbert Phillips Viola Alverda Parke Birth: August 15, 1858 49 40 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1948

Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Hacket - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary “Polly” Hacket Curtis Parke Jacob Parke Bazel Perry Parke Sarah “Sally” Parke Delilah Parke Family with spouse Polly Ann Tharp Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. Polly Ann Parke Nancy Jane Parke Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Lydia Leoma Parke Viola Alverda Parke Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Curtis Parke Jacob Parke Bazel Perry Parke Sarah “Sally” Parke Delilah Parke Mary “Polly” Hacket Birth: February 22, 1811 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1844 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: September 20, 1831 — Madison, Kentucky, United States
21 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Woodworth James Elbert Parke Mary Emoline Parke Seth Thomas Parke Margaret Jane Parke Elizabeth Ann Parke Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke Curtis Parke Birth: June 30, 1833 23 22 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1912 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary E Gatewood William Marion Francis Parke Jacob Parke Birth: June 25, 1835 25 24 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1874 — Linn, Kansas, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Bazel Perry Parke Birth: July 12, 1838 29 27 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1844
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Washington Crawley Sarah “Sally” Parke Birth: April 16, 1841 31 30 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: October 1927 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
22 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Delilah Parke Birth: February 25, 1843 33 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1925 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Polly Ann Tharp Lucinda Viletta Wood Andrew Linza Wood William Linza Wood Birth: June 17, 1808 Death: January 8, 1845 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. Polly Ann Parke Nancy Jane Parke Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Lydia Leoma Parke Viola Alverda Parke Family with spouse William Linza Wood Lucinda Viletta Wood Andrew Linza Wood Polly Ann Tharp Birth: November 1, 1817 — Champaign, Ohio, United States Death: February 12, 1904 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: —
half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lucinda Viletta Wood Birth: May 12, 1841 32 23 — Iowa, United States Death: January 30, 1912 — Kansas, United States
17 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Andrew Linza Wood Birth: October 26, 1842 34 24 — Delaware, Iowa, United States Death: March 4, 1901 — Glasford, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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1860 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household Spring Lake, Tazewell, Illinois Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Elbert Parke head 51 M W Farmer KY Polly Ann Parke wife 42 F W OH Andrew Wood step son 17 M W Laborer IA Delilah Wood daughter 16 F W IL Elbert T Parke son 12 M W IL Polly A Parke daughter 9 F W IL Nancy Parke daughter 8 F W IL Oliver H Parke son 6 M W IL Lydia Leoma Parke daughter 4 F W IL Viola A Parke daughter 2 F W IL Deliah is a Wood?

Family with parents
father Parents James Parke Sr. Ann “Nancy” Shemwell	Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. 1809–1898
mother Parents (unknown)	Polly Ann Tharp 1817–1904
elder brother Family Emma A Overman	Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. 1848–1916
elder sister Family Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey Elbert Thornton Ramey Dr. William Taylor Ramey	Polly Ann Parke 1850–1922
elder sister Family Brown G Searl Alice Alverda “Allie” Searl	Nancy Jane Parke 1852–1905
elder brother Family Ester Lena Overman	Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke 1854–1936
herself Family (none)	Lydia Leoma Parke 1856–1860
younger sister Family Frank J Phillips Claud Marquis Phillips John Elbert Phillips	Viola Alverda Parke 1858–1948
Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Hacket
father Parents James Parke Sr. Ann “Nancy” Shemwell	Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. 1809–1898
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Mary “Polly” Hacket 1811–1844
half-brother Family Margaret Woodworth James Elbert Parke Mary Emoline Parke Seth Thomas Parke Margaret Jane Parke Elizabeth Ann Parke Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke	Curtis Parke 1833–1912
half-brother Family Mary E Gatewood William Marion Francis Parke	Jacob Parke 1835–1874
half-brother Family (none)	Bazel Perry Parke 1838–1844
half-sister Family George Washington Crawley	Sarah “Sally” Parke 1841–1927
half-sister Family (none)	Delilah Parke 1843–1925
Mother’s family with William Linza Wood
step-father Parents (unknown)	William Linza Wood 1808–1845
mother Parents (unknown)	Polly Ann Tharp 1817–1904
half-sister Family (none)	Lucinda Viletta Wood 1841–1912
half-brother Family (none)	Andrew Linza Wood 1842–1901