Helen Shemwell1858–
- Name
- Helen Shemwell
- Given names
- Helen
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1858 53 40 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 |
| Birth of a sister | Florence A Shemwell July 18, 1859 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 2, 1860 (Age 2 years) Note: Dist. 7 Dover |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 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 9 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 11 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 maternal grandmother | Rebecca … September 25, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter March 28, 1876 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Allen J “A J” Shemwell December 8, 1879 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 sister | Florence A Shemwell May 9, 1916 (Age 58 years) Cause: Typhoid pneumonia |
| Burial of a sister | Florence A Shemwell May 10, 1916 (Age 58 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frank Cawthorn Family Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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 brother | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell March 31, 1923 (Age 65 years) Cause: bronchial pneumonia |
| Burial of a brother | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell April 2, 1923 (Age 65 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Mary Alice Shemwell April 26, 1925 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 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 |
| Death of a sister | Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell May 28, 1930 (Age 72 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell May 29, 1930 (Age 72 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dover Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Adele Shemwell August 5, 1936 (Age 78 years) Cause: Chronic colitis |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 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 92 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 88 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1804 21 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1879 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter Birth: September 17, 1817 33 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1876 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1842 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Emily “Emma” Shemwell Birth: 1843 38 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1852 |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1845 40 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1925 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1847 42 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1923 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell Birth: December 1850 46 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1930 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Wiley Shemwell Birth: 1853 48 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Adele Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1855 50 37 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 1936 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Helen Shemwell Birth: 1858 53 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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18 months younger sister |
Florence A Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1859 54 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 9, 1916 — Mt. Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, United States |
Helen Shemwell has 47 first cousins recorded
Father's family (47)
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Allen J. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | Dist. 7 Dover |