Redic Young ShemwellAge: 42 years1861–1904
- Name
- Redic Young Shemwell
- Given names
- Redic Young
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 1861 21 19 |
 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 brother | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell July 18, 1867 (Age 5 years) Note: or September 1866 |
| 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 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell May 1869 (Age 7 years) Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 7 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| 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 | July 5, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Talitha Jennie Shemwell November 13, 1872 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 13 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 |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith — View this family July 28, 1881 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Don Carlos Shemwell December 6, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Fountain Murl Shemwell September 21, 1890 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lillian Birtie Shemwell April 17, 1895 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
 Death | 1904 (Age 42 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months himself |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith |
| himself |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith Birth: January 7, 1858 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1930 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 28, 1881 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Don Carlos Shemwell Birth: December 6, 1883 22 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1947 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years son |
Fountain Murl Shemwell Birth: September 21, 1890 29 32 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1967 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Lillian Birtie Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1895 33 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1967 |
Redic Young Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (46)
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Redic Y Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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