The Shemwell Family

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Birth	April 21, 1870 25 30 Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Augusta Ellen Thornsberry July 8, 1875 (Age 5 years) Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 11 years) Kentucky, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 24 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage	John A Posey — View this family April 28, 1895 (Age 25 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	Presley M Thornsberry December 19, 1899 (Age 29 years) Logan, Kentucky, United States
Census	June 18, 1900 (Age 30 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household 1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Posey, John A head W M Jan 1848 52 M 5 TN VA TN Farmer Posey, Cordelia wife W F Apr 1870 30 M 5 1 1 KY KY TN Posey, Ermine daughter W F Jan 1891 9 S KY TN KY
Census	April 29, 1910 (Age 40 years) Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household 1910 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Posey, John A head M W 60 M2 14 TN NC TN Farmer General Farm Posey, Cordelia E wife F W 40 M1 14 0 0 KY KY TN Posey, Ermine daughter F W 19 S KY TN KY
Death of a mother	Mary Ann Hester March 26, 1914 (Age 43 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Census	January 27, 1920 (Age 49 years) Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Posey, John A head M W 71 M TN VA TN Farmer General Farm Posey, Cordelia E wife F W 49 M KY KY TN Works own Farm Portion?
Death of a husband	John A Posey October 19, 1926 (Age 56 years)
Marriage	… Underwood — View this family after 1927 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-brother	James Thomas Sanders June 14, 1937 (Age 67 years) Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Augusta Ellen Thornsberry August 1, 1939 (Age 69 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death	December 24, 1944 (Age 74 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ann Hester Erasmus Thornsberry Cordelia E Thornsberry Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Presley M Thornsberry Birth: April 1, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin T Sanders Luella Sanders James Thomas Sanders Family with spouse Presley M Thornsberry Erasmus Thornsberry Cordelia E Thornsberry Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: March 14, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Erasmus Thornsberry Birth: about 1869 23 29 — Kentucky, United States Death:
16 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Underwood Family with spouse John A Posey Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James W Tabb Hobert Tabb Noba Tabb William Boyd Tabb Anna L Tabb Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1939 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Mother’s family with Benjamin T Sanders - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ann Hester Luella Sanders James Thomas Sanders Benjamin T Sanders Birth: May 1, 1839 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1863 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin T Sanders Luella Sanders James Thomas Sanders Family with spouse Presley M Thornsberry Erasmus Thornsberry Cordelia E Thornsberry Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: January 31, 1861 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Luella Sanders Birth: November 21, 1861 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 28, 1868 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
16 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Jennie Tomerlin Robert Jessie Sanders Family with spouse Sarah V Sears John Herman Sanders Lee Raymon Sanders James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Family with … Underwood - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cordelia E Thornsberry … Underwood Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Underwood Family with spouse John A Posey Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: after 1927 —

Family with John A Posey - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cordelia E Thornsberry Family with spouse Letitia A Welborn Ermine Posey John A Posey Birth: January 1848 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1926
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Underwood Family with spouse John A Posey Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: April 28, 1895 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

John A Posey + Letitia A Welborn - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cordelia E Thornsberry Family with spouse Letitia A Welborn Ermine Posey John A Posey Birth: January 1848 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1926
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John A Posey Ermine Posey Letitia A Welborn Birth: December 14, 1851 Death: June 5, 1894
	Marriage: —
step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Ernest “Willie” Baugh Lorretta H Baugh Willie M “Brownie” Baugh Charles Robert Baugh Ermine Posey Birth: January 1891 43 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Census View	1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Posey, John A head W M Jan 1848 52 M 5 TN VA TN Farmer Posey, Cordelia wife W F Apr 1870 30 M 5 1 1 KY KY TN Posey, Ermine daughter W F Jan 1891 9 S KY TN KY
Census View	1910 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Posey, John A head M W 60 M2 14 TN NC TN Farmer General Farm Posey, Cordelia E wife F W 40 M1 14 0 0 KY KY TN Posey, Ermine daughter F W 19 S KY TN KY
Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - John A Posey - Household Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Posey, John A head M W 71 M TN VA TN Farmer General Farm Posey, Cordelia E wife F W 49 M KY KY TN Works own Farm Portion?

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Presley M Thornsberry 1845–1899
mother Parents James H Hester Elizabeth Brownhouse	Mary Ann Hester 1839–1914
elder brother Family (none)	Erasmus Thornsberry 1869–
herself Family … Underwood John A Posey	Cordelia E Thornsberry 1870–1944
younger sister Family James W Tabb Hobert Tabb Noba Tabb William Boyd Tabb Anna L Tabb	Augusta Ellen Thornsberry 1875–1939
Mother’s family with Benjamin T Sanders
step-father Parents (unknown)	Benjamin T Sanders 1839–1863
mother Parents James H Hester Elizabeth Brownhouse	Mary Ann Hester 1839–1914
half-sister Family (none)	Luella Sanders 1861–1868
half-brother Family Nancy Jennie Tomerlin Robert Jessie Sanders Sarah V Sears John Herman Sanders Lee Raymon Sanders	James Thomas Sanders 1863–1937
Family with … Underwood
husband Parents (unknown)	… Underwood –
herself Parents Presley M Thornsberry Mary Ann Hester	Cordelia E Thornsberry 1870–1944
Family with John A Posey
husband Parents (unknown)	John A Posey 1848–1926
herself Parents Presley M Thornsberry Mary Ann Hester	Cordelia E Thornsberry 1870–1944
John A Posey + Letitia A Welborn
husband Parents (unknown)	John A Posey 1848–1926
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Letitia A Welborn 1851–1894
step-daughter Family William Ernest “Willie” Baugh Lorretta H Baugh Willie M “Brownie” Baugh Charles Robert Baugh	Ermine Posey 1891–1976