William Standard ShemwellAge: 84 years1868–1953
- Name
- William Standard Shemwell
- Given names
- William Standard
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 7, 1868 22 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Ida Mae Shemwell November 29, 1869 (Age 14 months) |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 months)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 20 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Solon Underwood Shemwell June 12, 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward Lee Shemwell February 15, 1873 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elma Medora Shemwell June 5, 1875 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elma Medora Shemwell April 30, 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell June 3, 1878 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 brother | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell March 5, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell July 26, 1882 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 30, 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Louisa M Lee October 28, 1886 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham — View this family November 5, 1890 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Carter Shemwell July 7, 1891 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ralph Bingham Shemwell October 22, 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Carter Shemwell January 2, 1892 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solon Underwood Shemwell December 29, 1892 (Age 24 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruth Valdenar Shemwell May 18, 1894 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Lee Shemwell December 7, 1896 (Age 28 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Ray Shemwell December 2, 1897 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a sister | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell October 13, 1898 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 22, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 31 years) Address: East Part |
| Death of a sister | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell March 29, 1902 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Herbert Alexander Shemwell May 27, 1902 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Rachel Kibler Shemwell August 29, 1906 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 26, 1911 (Age 43 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 28, 1911 (Age 43 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Jefferson Sims — Ruth Valdenar Shemwell — View this family November 3, 1912 (Age 44 years) |
 Occupation | Engineer-River boat Pilot 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a son | Ralph Bingham Shemwell February 4, 1913 (Age 44 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a father | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 44 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. February 12, 1914 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George Keyport Dorsey — Lucy Elizabeth Platt — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 17, 1915 (Age 46 years)Address: CSA Home |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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 1, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herbert Alexander Shemwell — Roxie Lee “Bobbie” Turley — View this family July 12, 1920 (Age 51 years) Address: Bingham Home |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Herbert Turley Shemwell April 12, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Herbert Turley Shemwell April 12, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb July 15, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell — Vinita Francis Potter — View this family February 1, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Theodocia Lee Shemwell February 27, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Hubert Potter “Hoot” Shemwell October 27, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Donald Turley Shemwell November 21, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
 Residence | 1924 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Francis Sims January 13, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a wife | Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham November 3, 1925 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Arthur Dickson — Rachel Kibler Shemwell — View this family November 7, 1925 (Age 57 years) |
| Occupation | Superintendent Restoration Committee-Arrow Rock Tavern between 1924 and 1926 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage | Lulu Olivia Black — View this family 1926 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Ruth Adele Shemwell September 13, 1926 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Betty Sue Sims July 8, 1927 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 1929 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 2, 1930 (Age 61 years) Address: First Ward
Saline Township
Living with son, Charles |
| Marriage of a child | William Ray Shemwell — Mary E Prunty — View this family Type: Civil marriage August 3, 1932 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Phyllis Ann Shemwell January 31, 1935 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | May 15, 1940 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lulu Olivia Black July 17, 1942 (Age 73 years) Cause: Heart Failure due to Hypertension and Asthma |
| Burial of a wife | Lulu Olivia Black July 19, 1942 (Age 73 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alfred Denest Payne — Ruth Valdenar Shemwell — View this family after 1950 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell May 12, 1951 (Age 82 years) Cause: Lukemia |
| Burial of a brother | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell May 15, 1951 (Age 82 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | March 29, 1953 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | March 31, 1953 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William David Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1846 22 16 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1913 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1867 — |
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11 months himself |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Solon Underwood Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1871 24 21 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Edward Lee Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1873 26 23 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 7, 1896 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Elma Medora Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1875 28 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 30, 1876 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1878 31 28 Death: October 13, 1898 — Missouri, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1882 35 32 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1902 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1884 38 35 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1911 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Infant Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1887 40 37 Death: August 4, 1887 |
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4 years younger brother |
Robert Carter Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1891 44 41 Death: January 2, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with George Keyport Dorsey |
| step-father |
George Keyport Dorsey Birth: September 24, 1844 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 28, 1925 — Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 17, 1915 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham |
| himself |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Birth: August 25, 1868 44 35 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1890 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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1 year son |
Ralph Bingham Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1891 23 23 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1913 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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4 years son |
William Ray Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 26, 1967 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1900 31 31 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1976 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Herbert Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1902 33 33 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 14, 1995 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Rachel Kibler Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1906 37 38 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1997 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Lulu Olivia Black |
| himself |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Lulu Olivia Black Birth: March 10, 1876 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1942 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1926 — |
| Edward Earl Green + Lulu Olivia Black |
| wife’s husband |
Edward Earl Green Birth: September 6, 1860 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 24, 1910 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Lulu Olivia Black Birth: March 10, 1876 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1942 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 10, 1891 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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| step-son |
John Leonard Green Death: |
| step-son |
Paul Edward Green Death: |
| step-son |
Willard Leonard Green Death: |
| step-son |
Robert Elmer Green Birth: August 23, 1897 36 21 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 7, 1989 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
Notes: Next door to parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Notes: Arrow Rock & Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Notes: Van Buren St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Eldon, Miller, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, MO
Probably working with cousin Charles Building Houses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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