The Shemwell Family

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Birth	1855 22 20 Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Alice Cramer 1857 (Age 2 years) Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Standard Dewitt Cramer June 15, 1859 (Age 4 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census	August 27, 1860 (Age 5 years) Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - J M Cramer - Household 1860 United States - Census transcript - J M Cramer - Household Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm J M Cramer head 27 M W farmer MO Cornelia Cramer wife 22 F W VA Madora Cramer daughter 5 F W MO Alice Cramer daughter 3 F W MO Stanard Cramer son 1 M W MO Margaret Platt 27 F W VA Lucy Platt 11 F W MO
Marriage of a parent	John Parrish Wells — Cornelia Webb — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 26, 1862 (Age 7 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Anna C Wells 1863 (Age 8 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 12 years) Alaska, USA 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 12 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 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
Birth of a half-brother	Spotswood Milton Wells January 1870 (Age 15 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Census	July 18, 1870 (Age 15 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage	John William Shemwell — View this family January 9, 1873 (Age 18 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Henry John Wells April 7, 1873 (Age 18 years) Pettis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell February 13, 1874 (Age 19 years) Missouri, United States
Death	November 17, 1874 (Age 19 years) Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States Cause of death: Typhoid fever

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cornelia Webb Madora Cramer Alice Cramer Standard Dewitt Cramer John M Cramer Birth: 1833 — Missouri, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John M Cramer Madora Cramer Alice Cramer Standard Dewitt Cramer Family with spouse John Parrish Wells Anna C Wells Spotswood Milton Wells Henry John Wells Cornelia Webb Birth: 1835 27 — Virginia, United States Death: 1906 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: August 28, 1853 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Shemwell Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Madora Cramer Birth: 1855 22 20 — Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1874 — Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John P Crockett Mary Belle “Mollie” Crockett Robert Milton Crockett Cornelia N Crockett Stella J Crockett Alice Cramer Birth: 1857 24 22 — Missouri, United States Death: March 17, 1881 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Conway Ernest D Cramer Ethel Cramer Cornelia Cramer Susan Cramer Gertrude Cramer Standard Dewitt Cramer Birth: June 15, 1859 26 24 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 8, 1938 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with John Parrish Wells - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cornelia Webb Anna C Wells Spotswood Milton Wells Henry John Wells John Parrish Wells Birth: 1837 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John M Cramer Madora Cramer Alice Cramer Standard Dewitt Cramer Family with spouse John Parrish Wells Anna C Wells Spotswood Milton Wells Henry John Wells Cornelia Webb Birth: 1835 27 — Virginia, United States Death: 1906 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: January 26, 1862 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Anna C Wells Birth: 1863 26 28 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death:
7 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Spotswood Milton Wells Birth: January 1870 33 35 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death:
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anna Belle Shipler Mary Ann Wells Virginia Cornelia “Jennie” Wells John Henry Wells Standard Darius Wells Beulah Mae Wells Iradella Opal Wells Alexander Constanst Wells William Leslie Wells Norman Boggs Wells Robert Sherman Wells Henry John Wells Birth: April 7, 1873 36 38 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1945 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Family with John William Shemwell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Madora Cramer Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Family with spouse Catherine J Martin John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Shemwell Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Madora Cramer Birth: 1855 22 20 — Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1874 — Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: January 9, 1873 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
13 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Lee Armstrong Annis Vinita Armstrong Emma Lee Armstrong Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1874 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 11, 1941 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

John William Shemwell + Catherine J Martin - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Madora Cramer Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell Family with spouse Catherine J Martin John William Shemwell Birth: August 13, 1851 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1934 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Shemwell Catherine J Martin Birth: September 1853 49 49 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: May 6, 1897 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

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Census View	1860 United States - Census transcript - J M Cramer - Household Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm J M Cramer head 27 M W farmer MO Cornelia Cramer wife 22 F W VA Madora Cramer daughter 5 F W MO Alice Cramer daughter 3 F W MO Stanard Cramer son 1 M W MO Margaret Platt 27 F W VA Lucy Platt 11 F W MO
Census View	1870 United States - Census transcript - John Parrish Wells - Household Cooper, Missouri, United States Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Wells, John P head 38 M W farmer KY Wells, Cornelia wife 32 F W VA Wells, Anna daughter 7 F W MO Wells, Spotswood son 5 months M W MO Cramer, Madora step daughter 15 F W MO Cramer, Alice step daughter 13 F W MO Cramer, Standard step son 11 M W works on farm MO

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John M Cramer 1833–
mother Parents Stanard Webb Lucy Reddish	Cornelia Webb 1835–1906
herself Family John William Shemwell Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell	Madora Cramer 1855–1874
younger sister Family John P Crockett Mary Belle “Mollie” Crockett Robert Milton Crockett Cornelia N Crockett Stella J Crockett	Alice Cramer 1857–1881
younger brother Family Mary Jane Conway Ernest D Cramer Ethel Cramer Cornelia Cramer Susan Cramer Gertrude Cramer	Standard Dewitt Cramer 1859–1938
Mother’s family with John Parrish Wells
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Parrish Wells 1837–1905
mother Parents Stanard Webb Lucy Reddish	Cornelia Webb 1835–1906
half-sister Family (none)	Anna C Wells 1863–
half-brother Family (none)	Spotswood Milton Wells 1870–
half-brother Family Anna Belle Shipler Mary Ann Wells Virginia Cornelia “Jennie” Wells John Henry Wells Standard Darius Wells Beulah Mae Wells Iradella Opal Wells Alexander Constanst Wells William Leslie Wells Norman Boggs Wells Robert Sherman Wells	Henry John Wells 1873–1945
Family with John William Shemwell
husband Parents George Morton Shemwell Louisa M Lee	John William Shemwell 1851–1934
herself Parents John M Cramer Cornelia Webb	Madora Cramer 1855–1874
daughter Family Charles Lee Armstrong Annis Vinita Armstrong Emma Lee Armstrong	Rosa Elnora “Rosie” Shemwell 1874–1941
John William Shemwell + Catherine J Martin
husband Parents George Morton Shemwell Louisa M Lee	John William Shemwell 1851–1934
husband’s wife Parents Robert D Martin Janet Smith	Catherine J Martin 1853–1933