The Shemwell Family

James A ShemwellAge: 19 years18551875

Name
James A Shemwell
Given names
James A
Surname
Shemwell
Birth October 18, 1855 31 25
Education
College

Birth of a sisterNancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell
November 12, 1857 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn L Shemwell
estimated December 1859 (Age 4 years)
Census August 3, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Address: South of Salisbury
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Jane Daniel
after September 6, 1860 (Age 4 years)

Birth of a brotherThomas D Shemwell
July 9, 1862 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterLucinda Jane Shemwell
July 19, 1865 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam A Shemwell
1867 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterIda May Shemwell
January 1869 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherJohn L Shemwell
before 1870 (Age 14 years)
Note: Missing from 1870 & 1880 census records, presumed death. -b
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherThomas D Shemwell
October 2, 1872 (Age 16 years)
Death of a motherCatharine Reed
November 10, 1873 (Age 18 years)
Marriage of a parentAlexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr.Nancy Ann “Anna” SmithView this family
April 28, 1875 (Age 19 years)
Death May 23, 1875 (Age 19 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trading Ford Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1845
21 months
elder sister
Lucinda Jane Shemwell
Birth: October 11, 1846 22 16Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 19, 1865North Carolina, United States
8 years
elder sister
10 months
himself
James A Shemwell
Birth: October 18, 1855 31 25North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 1875North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
John L Shemwell
Birth: estimated December 1859 35 30Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Thomas D Shemwell
Birth: July 9, 1862 38 32Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 2, 1872Rowan, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
William A Shemwell
Birth: 1867 42 37North Carolina, United States
Death: December 31, 1888Rockwall, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 28, 1875Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

James A Shemwell has 37 first cousins recorded

Father's family (37)

Parents James Isaac Shemwell +
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
1William M Shemwell18521920
2Allen Shemwell18541870
Parents John L Reid + Louisa Shemwell
4Alice Reid18601945
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
1Thomas A Shemwell18601905
3Lula Lea Shemwell18641933
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
1Baxter Shemwell18581932
5Cora B Shemwell18641950
6Frederick Shemwell18661867
7Della Shemwell18681923
8Etta Shemwell18701901
10Alice Shemwell18741946
11Harold Shemwell18761936
13Odell Shemwell18801904
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
1Sylvester Lee Owen18561938
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
1John L Maley18671901
3Robert C Maley18741897
4Nannie Mae Maley18781974
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell

Mother's family (0)

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household

South of Salisbury Rowan NC

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
Alexander Shemwell36MWFarmerNC
Catharine Shemwell27FWNC
Lucinda I Shemwell13FWNC
Sarah L Shemwell9FWNC
James A Shemwell6MWNC
Nancy L Shemwell3FWNC
John L Shemwell8mMWNC
Joice Reed13FWNC

Notes: Joice Reed - A Shemwell Guardian

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household

Providence, Rowan, NC Alexander Shemwell

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Alexander Shemwell46MWFarmerNC
Catharine Shemwell40FWKeeping HouseNC
Sarah Shemwell17FWWorks on farmNC
James A. Shemwell14MWWorks on farmNC
Nancy Shemwell12FWWorks on farmNC
Thomas Shemwell7MWAt homeNC
William Shemwell3MWAt homeNC
Ida M. Shemwell1FWAt homeNC