Rebecca Parallel “Becca” ShemwellAge: 83 years1859–1942
- Name
- Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
- Given names
- Rebecca Parallel
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Rebecca Parallel Moorman
- Nickname
- Becca
 Birth | May 4, 1859 36 37 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a sister | Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell September 23, 1861 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 months)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 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Shemwell March 18, 1876 (Age 16 years) |
 Civil marriage | John Wilson Moorman — View this family April 11, 1878 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 son #1 | Infant Son Moorman 1879 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Son Moorman about 1879 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Infant Daughter Moorman 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Daughter Moorman about 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Frank Wilson Moorman May 9, 1881 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lelia Maude Moorman February 6, 1883 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Myrtle Mae Moorman March 14, 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Flora Kathryn Moorman May 12, 1887 (Age 28 years) |
 Residence | 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Ira Milton Moorman July 10, 1889 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Grace Allie Moorman August 10, 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Ida Ruth Moorman July 20, 1895 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Mary Ethel Moorman October 3, 1898 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 46 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a mother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 46 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Marriage of a child | George Martin Taylor — Myrtle Mae Moorman — View this family November 11, 1906 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harry Audra Taylor November 7, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Glen Taylor 1909 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | May 8, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Marvin Taylor 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mildred M Bailey 1913 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frank Wilson Moorman — Lenora Fulton — View this family about 1915 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | William McKinley Shemwell November 25, 1917 (Age 58 years) Cause: Pneumonia & Paralysis |
| Death of a daughter | Flora Kathryn Moorman December 1, 1917 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 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 58 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 | Charles Morton — Ida Ruth Moorman — View this family 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lelia Maude Moorman March 18, 1923 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Caswell Shemwell March 27, 1927 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elphina Ella Shemwell June 12, 1927 (Age 68 years) Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver not acoholic |
| Death of a sister | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell August 11, 1928 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 4, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell November 4, 1933 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | May 1, 1940 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell October 10, 1942 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | December 15, 1942 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1823 25 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Catherine Hall Birth: December 23, 1821 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1905 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1842 — |
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2 years elder brother |
William McKinley Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1843 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 months elder sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1844 21 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1933 |
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3 years elder sister |
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell Birth: 1846 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1928 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Caswell Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1848 25 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1927 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Elphina Ella Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1850 27 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1927 — Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 12, 1857 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1942 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months herself |
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1859 36 37 — Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 15, 1942 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1861 38 39 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1947 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with John Wilson Moorman |
| husband |
John Wilson Moorman Birth: June 21, 1857 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Death: January 22, 1946 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1859 36 37 — Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 15, 1942 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: April 11, 1878 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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21 months son |
Infant Son Moorman Birth: 1879 21 19 Death: about 1879 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Infant Daughter Moorman Birth: 1880 22 20 Death: about 1880 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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16 months son |
Frank Wilson Moorman Birth: May 9, 1881 23 22 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 24, 1951 — Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Lelia Maude Moorman Birth: February 6, 1883 25 23 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1923 — Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Myrtle Mae Moorman Birth: March 14, 1885 27 25 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1975 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Flora Kathryn Moorman Birth: May 12, 1887 29 28 — Leesville, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: December 1, 1917 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years son |
Ira Milton Moorman Birth: July 10, 1889 32 30 — Leesville, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: September 9, 1958 — Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Grace Allie Moorman Birth: August 10, 1892 35 33 — Clinton, Missouri, United States Death: February 18, 1983 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ida Ruth Moorman Birth: July 20, 1895 38 36 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: December 11, 1976 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Ethel Moorman Birth: October 3, 1898 41 39 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: October 13, 1982 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell has 35 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Henry Mitchell + Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
Mother's family (28)
Parents John Y Carneal + Barbary Ann Hall
Parents Irvin Gilbert + Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
Parents James F “Jin” Hall + Rebecca A “Becky” Munday
Parents Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha Jane Sherrell
Parents Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha E Tatum
Parents William Charles Neal + Lucinda A Hall
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Notes: Jane Cook living next door who was married to Fielding Cook. She was a cousin; father was Samuel Shemwell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household
Benton, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household
Henry, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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