Drucilla Tomerlin1804–
- Name
- Drucilla Tomerlin
- Given names
- Drucilla
- Surname
- Tomerlin
- Married name
- Drucilla Shemwell
 Birth | 1804 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | John Patrick Shemwell — View this family about 1826 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Barbara Jane Shemwell 1826 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Ellen Shemwell January 8, 1828 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 22, 1828 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Henry Shemwell June 1, 1830 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel Black Shemwell August 26, 1832 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Ann Shemwell July 10, 1834 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | … Shemwell between 1835 and 1840 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. October 30, 1836 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | James Lewis Shemwell May 4, 1840 (Age 36 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | … Shemwell after June 1, 1840 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Theophilus Marion Shemwell 1843 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John L Tabb — Martha Ellen Shemwell — View this family March 8, 1847 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas W Tabb December 8, 1847 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 42 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jacob S “Bud” Tabb 1848 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Franklin Driskill — Barbara Jane Shemwell — View this family January 31, 1850 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | August 23, 1850 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 13, 1851 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Black Shemwell — Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock — View this family January 25, 1851 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell December 1851 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Drusilla F Shemwell May 3, 1852 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Henry Shemwell — Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin — View this family October 21, 1852 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Jane Tabb November 2, 1852 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill March 23, 1853 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill July 12, 1854 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John Riley Tabb July 23, 1854 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Drucilla J Shemwell 1854 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | John L Shemwell August 1854 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | John William Shemwell February 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Pidcock — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Pidcock — Mary Ann Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | James Washington Shemwell September 2, 1856 (Age 52 years) Note: or Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Joseph Warner Tabb October 16, 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Barbara Jane Driskill October 23, 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 (Age 52 years) Cause: Died during childbirth |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Horatio Pidcock 1857 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Franklin Driskill — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1857 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Harriett Pidcock 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 23, 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Leroy J Shemwell May 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell December 3, 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 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 granddaughter #21 | Susan E Tabb 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Amanda E “Manda” Pidcock October 8, 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | George Clark Driskill November 6, 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lewis Shemwell — Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham — View this family November 6, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Drucilla Frances Tabb 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | James H Shemwell February 12, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Arthur Davis Driskill May 6, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | Samuel M Shemwell June 22, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Redic Young Shemwell September 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | Theophilus Marion Shemwell February 15, 1862 (Age 58 years) Cause: Shot in Jaw Note: Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee- - transported to field hospital. |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 3, 1862 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Miranda E Pidcock December 22, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #31 | Mary Katherine Shemwell October 30, 1864 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #32 | Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill December 10, 1864 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #33 | Sylvester Merryman Driskill September 8, 1866 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #34 | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell July 18, 1867 (Age 63 years) Note: or September 1866 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #35 | Delila Pairlee Shemwell December 23, 1867 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 63 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 63 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #36 | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell August 29, 1868 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. — Mary Hester Sherrod — View this family November 1, 1868 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #37 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell May 1869 (Age 65 years) Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Death of a husband | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 65 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Birth of a grandson #38 | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell October 5, 1869 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 65 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 granddaughter | Susan E Tabb before 1870 (Age 66 years) Note: Not in 1870 Census -b |
| Census | October 6, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Mother applies for Pension | Pension January 30, 1871 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #39 | Samuel Anderson Shemwell May 5, 1871 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #40 | Willie Shemwell estimated 1871 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #41 | Mildred “Hettie” Pidcock 1872 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #42 | Etta Bell Shemwell August 4, 1872 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #43 | Talitha Jennie Shemwell November 13, 1872 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #44 | Mattie V Shemwell March 3, 1874 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #45 | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Willie Shemwell estimated 1875 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #46 | George Henry Shemwell January 4, 1876 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #47 | John William Pidcock July 25, 1877 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 74 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 granddaughter #48 | Nellie Shemwell 1879 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Ellen Shemwell after 1880 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #49 | Samuel Christian Shemwell March 31, 1882 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Henry Shemwell — Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Latham — View this family September 8, 1892 (Age 88 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 94 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 son | William Henry Shemwell May 14, 1900 (Age 96 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Miranda E Pidcock October 4, 1900 (Age 96 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 100 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas W Tabb October 8, 1906 (Age 102 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Death of a grandson | Jacob S “Bud” Tabb October 8, 1906 (Age 102 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Leroy J Shemwell November 18, 1906 (Age 102 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James H Shemwell November 18, 1906 (Age 102 years) |
| Burial of a grandson | James H Shemwell 1906 (Age 102 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery |
| Death of a son | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 109 years) |
 Death | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lewis Tomerlin Death: |
| mother |
Jane Driskill Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Drucilla Tomerlin Birth: 1804 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with John Patrick Shemwell |
| husband |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Drucilla Tomerlin Birth: 1804 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Barbara Jane Shemwell Birth: 1826 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Martha Ellen Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 |
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7 months daughter |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: June 1, 1830 24 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel Black Shemwell Birth: August 26, 1832 26 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1921 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1834 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 1915 — Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
… Shemwell Birth: between 1835 and 1840 29 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after June 1, 1840 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Theophilus Marion Shemwell Birth: 1843 37 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1862 |
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| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Todd Ky
John's age is wrong - added son -died in infancy? -b 1M 40-50 3M < 5 2M 5-10 1F 5-10 3F 10-15 1F 30-40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Todd Kentucky
Notes: Jonn-Drucilla's ages not clear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Notes: Millie is missing, can't read 3rd name should be Wiley, Barbara is niece-eldest sisters daughter. |