William Henry ShemwellAge: 86 years1864–1951
- Name
- William Henry Shemwell
- Given names
- William Henry
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 6, 1864 49 29 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell December 25, 1865 (Age 17 months) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell 1868 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Shemwell 1869 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Elbert Shemwell July 9, 1872 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 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 1, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | John P Shemwell after 1880 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Julia A McMillan — View this family June 20, 1888 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lorena Shemwell January 28, 1890 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruby Ann Shemwell September 28, 1896 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Irene Shemwell March 28, 1899 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ewing Chadwell “Chad” Drumright March 24, 1923 (Age 58 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 |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Elbert Shemwell March 12, 1931 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 25, 1934 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ann Lee Drumright March 14, 1935 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a wife | Julia A McMillan October 3, 1935 (Age 71 years) Cause: coronary thrombosis |
| Burial of a wife | Julia A McMillan October 4, 1935 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery |
| 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 |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 17, 1947 (Age 82 years) Cause: chronic arthritis |
| Burial of a brother | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 19, 1947 (Age 82 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 85 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 81 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 | June 9, 1951 (Age 86 years) Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
 Burial | June 10, 1951 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John P Shemwell Birth: about 1815 45 33 — Illinois, United States Death: after 1880 |
| mother |
Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1860 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years elder sister |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1858 43 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1934 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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6 years himself |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell Birth: 1868 53 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: 1869 54 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
James Elbert Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1931 — Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Thompson |
| step-father |
… Thompson Death: |
| mother |
Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Julia A McMillan |
| himself |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Julia A McMillan Birth: October 5, 1867 42 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 3, 1935 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1888 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Lorena Shemwell Birth: January 28, 1890 25 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 1991 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Ruby Ann Shemwell Birth: September 28, 1896 32 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 1970 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Irene Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1899 34 31 — Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, United States Death: June 26, 1995 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
William Henry Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Mary Demarious Gray
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Civil District 9 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Adaline is Mahalia? John born in Tn. William H is son of Thomas W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: William H is John's uncle - father’s half-brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shemwell - Household
Humbolt, Gibson Tn.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shemwell - Household
Ashburn Ln. Humbolt, Gibson Tn.
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