The Shemwell Family

Thomas W TabbAge: 58 years18471906

Name
Thomas W Tabb
Given names
Thomas W
Surname
Tabb
Birth December 8, 1847 24 19
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Birth of a brotherJacob S “Bud” Tabb
1848 (Age 24 days)
Census June 1, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Jane Tabb
November 2, 1852 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Riley Tabb
July 23, 1854 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Warner Tabb
October 16, 1856 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 sisterSusan E Tabb
1859 (Age 11 years)
Census June 19, 1860 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterDrucilla Frances Tabb
1861 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 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 19 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Patrick Shemwell
July 1869 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Inflammation of bowels
MarriageSarah E ClevingerView this family
November 25, 1869 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 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
Death of a sisterSusan E Tabb
before 1870 (Age 22 years)
Note: Not in 1870 Census -b
Birth of a son
#1
John William “J W” Tabb
December 17, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Death of a wifeSarah E Clevinger
December 31, 1870 (Age 23 years)
MarriageHenrietta HarrisView this family
July 30, 1872 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Lloyd Irwin Tabb
May 30, 1875 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Omer Ebbot Tabb
May 1878 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherJohn L Tabb
June 7, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Census June 10, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMartha Ellen Shemwell
after 1880 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Gertrude May “Gertie” Tabb
June 9, 1881 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Jeptha Raiman Tabb
August 17, 1885 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonJeptha Raiman Tabb
March 1, 1886 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Lawrence Guy Tabb
December 4, 1887 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Etta B Tabb
January 25, 1891 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childJohn William “J W” TabbMary Lee “Molly” BallardView this family
August 20, 1893 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Herbert Tabb
March 7, 1895 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childLloyd Irwin TabbCynthia BeattyView this family
about 1895 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mamie M Tabb
August 6, 1896 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Ray Raymond Tabb
February 26, 1899 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Thonie Tabb
August 5, 1899 (Age 51 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childOmer Ebbot TabbNannie Lee HooperView this family
about 1902 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Myrtle Gladys Tabb
July 10, 1903 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Myra Leota Tabb
May 11, 1905 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew Jackson FishGertrude May “Gertie” TabbView this family
about 1906 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherJacob S “Bud” Tabb
October 8, 1906 (on the date of death)
Death October 8, 1906 (Age 58 years)
Cause of death: Consumption
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 8, 1847Todd, Kentucky, United States
9 months
himself
13 months
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
21 months
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Susan E Tabb
Birth: 1859 35 30Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1870Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Drucilla Frances Tabb
Birth: 1861 37 32Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 9, 1934Pea Ridge, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Family with Sarah E Clevinger - View this family
himself
wife
Sarah E Clevinger
Birth: August 11, 1843Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1870Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1869Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
son
John William “J W” Tabb
Birth: December 17, 1870 23 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Henrietta Harris - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: July 30, 1872Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
Jeptha Raiman Tabb
Birth: August 17, 1885 37 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1886Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
3 years
daughter

Thomas W Tabb has 44 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (44)

Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
3Leroy J Shemwell18581906
4James H Shemwell18611906
7Mattie V Shemwell18741914
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
3John L Shemwell18541917
6Samuel M Shemwell18611935
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
3Miranda E Pidcock18631900
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
2Willie Shemwell18711875
3Etta Bell Shemwell18721942
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John L. Tabb - Household

Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
John L. Tabb27MWfarmerVA
Martha E Tabb23FWKY
Thomas W. Tabb4MWKY
Jacob S. Tabb2MWKY

Notes: 2 doors down from John Shemwell

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John L Tabb - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
J L Tabbhead37MWFarmerVA
Martha E Tabbwife31FWDomesticKY
Thomas W Tabbson12MWKY
Jacob S Tabbson10MWKY
Mary J Tabbdaughter7FWKY
John R Tabbson5MWKY
Joseph W Tabbson3MWKY
Susan E Tabbdaughter11mFWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W Tabb - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tabb, Thomas WWM32headMFarmerKYVAKY
Tabb, HenriettaWF26wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYKY
Tabb, John WWM9sonSKYKYKY
Tabb, Lloyd IWM5sonSKYKYKY
Tabb, Omer EWM2sonSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove Todd Ky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thomas W TabbheadWMDec184752MKYVAVAFarmer
Henrietta TabbwifeWFMar185446M75KYKYKY
Omar E TabbsonWMMay187822SKYKYKYFarm laborer
Gerlie TabbdaughterWFJun188119SKYKYKY
Lawernce GTabbsonWMDec188712SKYKYKY
Etta B TabbdaughterWFJun18919SKYKYKY

Same census as James Hester