James Love ShemwellAge: 64 years1861–1925
- Name
- James Love Shemwell
- Given names
- James Love
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | January 10, 1861 35 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Elmore L Shemwell 1863 (Age 23 months) |
 Occupation | Justice of Peace |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 months)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 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 | Ella N Shemwell January 3, 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| 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 20, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell August 17, 1871 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Washington Shemwell September 17, 1874 (Age 13 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell June 12, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges — View this family April 20, 1888 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Luke B Shemwell June 20, 1888 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Jessie Frances Shemwell September 2, 1889 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Bland James “B J” Shemwell August 15, 1891 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Rexford Lee Shemwell October 4, 1892 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Vincent Bryan Shemwell July 2, 1898 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 1, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Luke B Shemwell October 10, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Barrett Talmadge Shemwell January 6, 1901 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lynn Boyd Shemwell December 20, 1906 (Age 45 years) Cause: Stroke/Exposure |
| Census | April 2, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 52 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Marriage of a child | Bland James “B J” Shemwell — Hattie Belle McWhorter — View this family December 6, 1916 (Age 55 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 |
| 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 31, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell April 6, 1923 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell May 7, 1923 (Age 62 years) Cause: Measles |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Frances Donal Porter March 1, 1925 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | March 25, 1925 (Age 64 years) Cause of death: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah E Williamson Birth: May 23, 1838 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1913 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 27, 1857 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lynn Boyd Shemwell Birth: August 6, 1859 34 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1906 — Kentucky, United States |
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17 months himself |
James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Elmore L Shemwell Birth: 1863 37 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Ella N Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1869 43 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1940 |
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3 years younger sister |
Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1871 46 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1923 — Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1883 58 45 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 1923 — Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges |
| himself |
James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges Birth: October 27, 1864 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1888 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 months son |
Luke B Shemwell Birth: June 20, 1888 27 23 — Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1900 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Jessie Frances Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1889 28 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1983 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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23 months son |
Bland James “B J” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 16, 1947 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States |
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14 months son |
Rexford Lee Shemwell Birth: October 4, 1892 31 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1973 |
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6 years son |
Vincent Bryan Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1989 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1977 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
James Love Shemwell has 38 first cousins recorded
Father's family (38)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Briensburg, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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