The Shemwell Family

Delilah Adeline LeeAge: 73 years18371910

Name
Delilah Adeline Lee
Given names
Delilah Adeline
Surname
Lee
Married name
Delilah Adeline Thompson
Married name
Delilah Adeline Gibson
Birth May 13, 1837 36 35
Birth of a brotherCharles Penic Lee
March 20, 1839 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterFlora Isabell Lee
January 1, 1841 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterAmelia Harriett Lee
1844 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a sisterGabriella A Lee
February 20, 1846 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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
Census September 16, 1850 (Age 13 years)
Religious marriageRobert Levi ThompsonView this family
September 6, 1853 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Melvina Pamelia Thompson
May 27, 1854 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sisterAmelia Harriett Lee
July 1859 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 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
#2
Levi Daniel Thompson
1860 (Age 22 years)
Census August 4, 1860 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherDavid Tinsley Lee
1861 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson
August 30, 1862 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 29 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 29 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lansa Thompson
1869 (Age 31 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Levi Thompson
July 1869 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sonLevi Daniel Thompson
October 1869 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 31 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 July 11, 1870 (Age 33 years)
MarriageWilliam GibsonView this family
1871 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Flora Delilah “Dellie” Gibson
1874 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Alma Gibson
1876 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Dimock WassellMelvina Pamelia ThompsonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 8, 1876 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Emily “Emma” Wassell
April 4, 1877 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Nellie Gibson
1878 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
December 23, 1878 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Warren Thompson Wassell
July 26, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childPhillip F MurphySarah Margaret “Sadie” ThompsonView this family
1881 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lola V “Lady V” Wassell
February 16, 1882 (Age 44 years)
Death of a daughterLansa Thompson
January 5, 1884 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterLouisa M Lee
October 28, 1886 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childAlexander Taylor ShemwellMelvina Pamelia ThompsonView this family
October 1889 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Gertrude Shemwell
September 23, 1890 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Alta M Shemwell
August 1892 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
George Alexander Shemwell
January 3, 1894 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterGabriella A Lee
July 15, 1894 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Ruth Shemwell
July 16, 1896 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Robert Levi Shemwell
February 8, 1898 (Age 60 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 11, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Death of a grandsonRobert Levi Shemwell
August 1, 1901 (Age 64 years)

Cause: Dysentery
Death of a brotherCharles Penic Lee
October 14, 1903 (Age 66 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Gibson
1907 (Age 69 years)
Death of a granddaughterGertrude Shemwell
November 22, 1908 (Age 71 years)
Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever
Will April 15, 1909 (Age 71 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Death September 2, 1910 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1822Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
7 years
herself
22 months
younger brother
21 months
younger sister
Flora Isabell Lee
Birth: January 1, 1841 40 39Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 13, 1913Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Amelia Harriett Lee
Birth: 1844 43 42
Death: July 1859Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Family with Robert Levi Thompson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 6, 1853Logan, Kentucky, United States
9 months
daughter
7 years
son
Levi Daniel Thompson
Birth: 1860 29 22Illinois, United States
Death: October 1869Randolph, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson
Birth: August 30, 1862 31 25Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: October 20, 1951Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
7 years
daughter
Lansa Thompson
Birth: 1869 38 31Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 1884Illinois, United States
Family with William Gibson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1871Randolph, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - David Tinsley Lee - Household

Dist 2, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
David Tinsley Leehead49MWfarmer3,000KY
Sarah “Sally” Leewife48FWNC
Frances Leedaughter22FWKY
Adeline Leedaughter17FWKY
Charles P Leeson11MWKY
Flora Leedaughter8FWKY
Harriett Leedaughter6FWKY
Gabriella Leedaughter4FWKY

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert Levi Thompson - Household

Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Robert Thompsonhead25MWfarmerKY
Adeline Thompsonwife25FWKY
Nellie M Thompsondaughter5FWIL
Levi D Thompsonson2 monthsMWIL

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Delilah Adeline Lee - Household

Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Thompson, Adelinahead35FWkeeping houseKY
Thompson, Albinadaughter15FWIL
Thompson, Margarethadaughter8FWIL
Thompson, Lanedaughter1FWIL

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles D Wassel - Household

Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wassel, CharlesWM28headMILEnglandCT
Wassel, Mellia MWF24wifeMILKYKY
Wassel, Nancy WF2daughterSILILIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Gibson - Household

Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gibson, WilliamheadWMJul182574MVAVAVARetired
Gibson, Delilah AwifeWFMay183565M105KYKYKY
Gibson, DelladaughterWFOct187425SILVAKYNurse asylum
Gibson, AlmadaughterWFMay187723SILVAKY
Gibson, NelliedaughterWFMay187822SILVAKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Delilah Adeline Lee - Household

Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gibson, D AheadFW72Wd115KYKYKY
Gibson, DelldaughterFW36SILPAKY
Gibson, AlmadaughterFW34SILPAKYbookkeepermachine company
Gibson, NelldaughterFW30SILPAKY