The Shemwell Family

Gertrude ShemwellAge: 18 years18901908

Name
Gertrude Shemwell
Given names
Gertrude
Surname
Shemwell
Birth September 23, 1890 41 36
Birth of a sisterAlta M Shemwell
August 1892 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Alexander Shemwell
January 3, 1894 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterRuth Shemwell
July 16, 1896 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Levi Shemwell
February 8, 1898 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 16, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Levi Shemwell
August 1, 1901 (Age 10 years)

Cause: Dysentery
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 13 years)
Death November 22, 1908 (Age 18 years)
Cause of death: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery
Note: Inscription:
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1889Missouri, United States
1 year
herself
Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 22, 1908Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
younger sister
17 months
younger brother
George Alexander Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
19 months
younger brother
Mother’s family with Charles Dimock Wassell - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: June 8, 1876Randolph, Illinois, United States
10 months
half-sister
Emily “Emma” Wassell
Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1956Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
21 months
half-sister
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1964Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
19 months
half-brother
19 months
half-sister

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Lamine Township, Lamine Village, Cooper, MO.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Taylor ShemwellheadWMMar184951M10KYKYKYFarmer
Armelia M ShemwellwifeWFMay185446M10109KYKYKY
Gertrude ShemwelldaughterWFSep18909SMOKYKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterWFAug18927SMOKYKY
George A ShemwellsonWMJan18946SMOKYKY
Ruth ShemwelldaughterWFJul18963SMOKYKY
Levi R ShemwellsonWMFeb18982SMOKYKY
Nancy L Vassellstep daughterWFDec187821SILILIL
Warren T Vassellstep sonWMJul188019SILILILFarm Laborer
Lola V Vassellstep daughterWFFeb188218SILILIL

Burial
Inscription: Dau. of A. T. & P. M. Shemwell