William Green ShemwellAge: 65 years1819–1884
- Name
- William Green Shemwell
- Given names
- William Green
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | January 27, 1819 42 39 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 16 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Civil marriage | Susan Kerna Tabb — View this family January 15, 1840 (Age 20 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Joseph A Shemwell June 6, 1841 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | George Ann Shemwell April 8, 1843 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell March 24, 1845 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 7, 1847 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 30 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Shemwell June 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Ann Shemwell June 5, 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Susan Shemwell 1852 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | William Luther Shemwell April 22, 1853 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Sarah Permelia Shemwell March 10, 1855 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #9 | Lewis T Shemwell February 10, 1860 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane Shemwell December 4, 1862 (Age 43 years) |
 Military | Civil War Draft Registration February 1864 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 years)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 |
| Marriage of a child | John Andrew Harris — George Ann Shemwell — View this family July 22, 1866 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Virgil Harris May 17, 1867 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 47 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 47 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Thomas A Harris May 5, 1869 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a wife | Susan Kerna Tabb May 20, 1869 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 49 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 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Samuel Taft Harris February 10, 1871 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas A Harris May 25, 1871 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. — Columbia Jane Shemwell — View this family January 9, 1872 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Rastus “Raz” Harris — Mary Ann Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage January 9, 1872 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mattie V Harris September 14, 1872 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Dr. William Bennett Gilliam October 18, 1872 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William McKinley Shemwell — Sarah Permelia Shemwell — View this family February 10, 1873 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell November 6, 1873 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Louis Alston “Allie” Harris May 5, 1874 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam August 23, 1874 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Ida Pearl Harris July 22, 1875 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Susan Elliot Gilliam September 7, 1875 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Joseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell March 9, 1876 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | William Hedger Shemwell October 2, 1876 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Mary Cordelia Gilliam October 5, 1876 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mattie Shemwell October 10, 1876 (Age 57 years) Note: October 11, 1876 |
| Marriage of a child | William Luther Shemwell — Lucy M Gilliam — View this family January 25, 1877 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Jonathan Rue Harris February 18, 1877 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell October 1877 (Age 58 years) Cause: Died of Dropsy |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Rasmus Elden Gilliam March 7, 1878 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Leah Leota Shemwell March 7, 1878 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Elvis Lote Harris August 31, 1878 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Ethel Shemwell September 1, 1878 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 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 grandson #20 | Ellis Kerney Harris June 17, 1879 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Lula Shemwell August 1879 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mattie Shemwell before 1880 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ethel Shemwell before 1880 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Effie E Shemwell March 24, 1880 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | Infant Shemwell May 1880 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 61 years) |
 Occupation | Miller 1880 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Shemwell August 28, 1881 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Ada Dell Shemwell May 16, 1882 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam June 26, 1882 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Zillia Ann Shemwell August 27, 1882 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Zelpha Blanche Harris August 29, 1882 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell — Mary S Troutt — View this family February 22, 1883 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | after May 1884 (Age 65 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel James Shemwell Birth: February 1, 1776 49 26 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: August 17, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Jane “Jenny” Dickerson Birth: 1780 — Maryland, United States Death: 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 14, 1798 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
James Shemwell Birth: about 1798 21 18 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1849 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: November 20, 1800 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1855 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: about 1801 24 21 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah “Sally” Shemwell Birth: about 1802 25 22 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years elder brother |
Samuel Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1809 33 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Jane Shemwell Birth: October 29, 1811 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1862 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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7 years himself |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| Family with Susan Kerna Tabb |
| himself |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| wife |
Susan Kerna Tabb Birth: November 14, 1822 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 15, 1840 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months son |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
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22 months daughter |
George Ann Shemwell Birth: April 8, 1843 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1845 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1911 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Columbia Jane Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1847 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1907 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1850 31 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Shemwell Birth: 1852 32 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months son |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Sarah Permelia Shemwell Birth: March 10, 1855 36 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Lewis T Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1860 41 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1934 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
William Green Shemwell has 42 first cousins recorded
Father's family (42)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - William G Shemwell - Household
Todd, KY
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Some of the Names are incorrect? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Ages are off? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Civil War Draft Registration
Probably did not serve since over Class I age classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Susan is Not listed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
Notes: Living Alone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Todd County KY 1850 census
father's will |