The Shemwell Family

John E Shemwell1864

Name
John E Shemwell
Given names
John E
Surname
Shemwell
Birth 1864 42 36
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 3 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 3 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 5 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 1, 1870 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherAllen Shemwell
August 1870 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherPoindexter Shemwell
1873 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 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 16, 1880 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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/
Death of a brotherWilliam M Shemwell
August 24, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 65 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 26, 1851Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
16 months
elder brother
William M Shemwell
Birth: 1852 30 24North Carolina, United States
Death: August 24, 1920Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
3 years
elder brother
Allen Shemwell
Birth: 1854 32 26North Carolina, United States
Death: August 1870Alachua, Florida, United States
5 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Edgar James Shemwell
Birth: July 6, 1860 38 32Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 26, 1862Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
5 years
himself
Father’s family with Elizabeth L McDonald - View this family
father
step-mother
Elizabeth L McDonald
Birth: December 3, 1830 30North Carolina, United States
Death: July 31, 1850Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1849Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

John E Shemwell has 40 first cousins recorded

Father's family (40)

Parents James Isaac Shemwell +
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
3James A Shemwell18551875
5John L Shemwell18591870
6Thomas D Shemwell18621872
7William A Shemwell18671888
8Ida May Shemwell18691954
Parents John L Reid + Louisa Shemwell
4Alice Reid18601945
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
1Thomas A Shemwell18601905
3Lula Lea Shemwell18641933
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
1Baxter Shemwell18581932
5Cora B Shemwell18641950
6Frederick Shemwell18661867
7Della Shemwell18681923
8Etta Shemwell18701901
10Alice Shemwell18741946
11Harold Shemwell18761936
13Odell Shemwell18801904
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
1Sylvester Lee Owen18561938
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
1John L Maley18671901
3Robert C Maley18741897
4Nannie Mae Maley18781974
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell

Mother's family (0)

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth L McDonald - Household

Gainesville, Alachua, FL,

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Poindexter Shemwell48MWHotel KeeperNC
Elizabeth Shemwell38FW? keeperNC
William Shemwell18MWNC
Walter Shemwell12MWNC
John Shemwell6MWNC
Geo L Barnes32MW-
Sarah C Barnes30FW-
Emma A Wentworth39FW-
Richard L Wilson45MWFarmer-
T A McDonell29MWLawyerNC

Notes: Difficult to read

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth L McDonald - Household

Levy Florida

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Elizabeth J SWF50headDKeeping houseNCScotNC
W ShemwellWM25sonSMerchantNCScotNC
Jn ShemwellWM16sonSClerk in storeNCScotNC

Not sure if this correct, says Elizabeth is Divorced, and W Shemwell could be William or Walter as age is in between both.