Samuel M ShemwellAge: 74 years1861–1935
- Name
- Samuel M Shemwell
- Given names
- Samuel M
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | June 22, 1861 28 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Katherine Shemwell October 30, 1864 (Age 3 years) |
 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 |
| 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 | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell August 29, 1868 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 8 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 8 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 |
 Marriage | Jerusia Ellen Downs — View this family December 31, 1879 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a wife | Jerusia Ellen Downs before 1884 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage | Martha E “Mattie” O'Neal — View this family August 21, 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis — View this family March 3, 1889 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lettie V Shemwell June 21, 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 32 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 6, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
 Occupation | Coal Miner 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Herbert Yonts — Lettie V Shemwell — View this family December 27, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Murl Wilbur Yonts September 26, 1911 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mildred Virginia Yonts October 2, 1913 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Harold Ray Yonts May 26, 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Lennis Paul Yonts May 29, 1918 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Lennis Paul Yonts August 31, 1918 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 56 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/ |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 60 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a daughter | Lettie V Shemwell January 23, 1922 (Age 60 years) Cause: Tuberculous of Lungs |
| Death of a sister | Drusilla F Shemwell March 8, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell August 20, 1924 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell February 23, 1926 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 18, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | August 17, 1935 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Black Shemwell Birth: August 26, 1832 26 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1921 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock Birth: May 3, 1824 23 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1851 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell Birth: December 1851 19 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1926 — Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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5 months elder sister |
Drusilla F Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1852 19 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John L Shemwell Birth: August 1854 21 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1858 26 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Samuel M Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1861 28 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1935 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Katherine Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1864 32 40 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1868 36 44 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1936 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Jerusia Ellen Downs |
| himself |
Samuel M Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1861 28 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1935 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Jerusia Ellen Downs Birth: about 1852 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1884 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 31, 1879 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Martha E “Mattie” O'Neal |
| himself |
Samuel M Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1861 28 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1935 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha E “Mattie” O'Neal Birth: May 4, 1857 — Simpson, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 21, 1884 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis |
| himself |
Samuel M Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1861 28 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1935 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis Birth: April 29, 1862 42 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1940 — Bellevue, Campbell, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1889 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lettie V Shemwell Birth: June 21, 1892 30 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1922 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
Samuel M Shemwell has 48 first cousins recorded
Father's family (43)
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 John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
Mother's family (5)
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household
4th Pct. Paradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Carter - Household
South Carrollton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household
Shemwell Hill Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel M Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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