The Shemwell Family

Isabell Adelle “Dellie” RougemontAge: 74 years18491924

Name
Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Given names
Isabell Adelle
Surname
Rougemont
Married name
Isabell Adelle Shemwell
Nickname
Dellie
Birth November 15, 1849 27 26
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterRebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont
July 1862 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherAlbert Rougemont
December 31, 1862 (Age 13 years)

Cause: Murder
Marriage of a parentJohn MatherRebecca “Dolly” CrispView this family
May 29, 1865 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
MarriageHiram Rice ShemwellView this family
March 19, 1872 (Age 22 years)
Note: 03 Feb 1872
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nellie A Shemwell
March 1874 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Daisy Shemwell
1876 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell
January 10, 1879 (Age 29 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah Marie Shemwell
March 7, 1881 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Florence Lee Shemwell
January 13, 1883 (Age 33 years)
Note: See Notes.
Birth of a daughter
#6
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell
June 12, 1885 (Age 35 years)
Death of a husbandHiram Rice Shemwell
August 11, 1885 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Marie Shemwell
September 10, 1885 (Age 35 years)
Immigration Passenger Lists
Passenger Lists
September 14, 1887 (Age 37 years)
Note: States Florence is 4 years old.
Marriage of a childCharles Lott CarneyNellie A ShemwellView this family
September 22, 1889 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Harley E Carney
January 1891 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge FisherDaisy ShemwellView this family
September 23, 1894 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Frederick Fisher
October 12, 1895 (Age 45 years)
Death of a daughterDaisy Shemwell
September 23, 1896 (Age 46 years)

Marriage of a childWiley WelkerNellie A ShemwellView this family
March 27, 1897 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Thomas “Willie” WelkerFlorence Lee ShemwellView this family
April 1, 1897 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Hiram “Charley” ShemwellKate “Katie” EverettView this family
July 27, 1902 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Dallas Shemwell
July 2, 1903 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childOllie B SikesIva Beula “Ivie” ShemwellView this family
April 17, 1904 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Harm “Willie” Shemwell
August 5, 1904 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Clarence Franklin Shemwell
March 4, 1907 (Age 57 years)
Note: Birth Cert. says 1906, Tombstone 1907
Death of a grandsonHarley E Carney
April 12, 1909 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Consumption
Death of a daughterNellie A Shemwell
January 21, 1910 (Age 60 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell
July 9, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childT J BaileyFlorence Lee ShemwellView this family
March 21, 1914 (Age 64 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Paul McMillanFlorence Lee ShemwellView this family
January 15, 1916 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#7
James Virgil McMillan
July 17, 1917 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Shemwell
May 13, 1918 (Age 68 years)
Death of a granddaughterShemwell
May 13, 1918 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 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 68 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/
Birth of a grandson
#9
Charles Rice “Carl” McMillan
July 14, 1919 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
November 27, 1919 (Age 70 years)
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Beatrice P Shemwell
March 7, 1921 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Benjamin Rice Shemwell
May 3, 1922 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Clifton Harmon Shemwell
January 9, 1924 (Age 74 years)
Death July 31, 1924 (Age 74 years)

Cause of death: Cancer of the womb
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
13 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with John Mather - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 29, 1865Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Family with Hiram Rice Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 19, 1872Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
Sarah Marie Shemwell
Birth: March 7, 1881 34 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 10, 1885Stewart, Tennessee, United States
22 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell
Birth: June 12, 1885 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1959Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

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Marriage
03 Feb 1872
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Rice Shemwell - Household

Spring Street Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Shemwell, RiceWM32headM8TNTNTN
Shemwell, DellieWF30wifeM8Keeping HouseTNFRATN
Shemwell, NellieWF7daughterS-TNTNTN
Shemwell, DaisyWF4daughterS-TNTNTN
Shemwell, CharlesWM1sonS-TNTNTN
Clark, ClassyWF19S-servantTNTNTN

Immigration Passenger Lists
States Florence is 4 years old.
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Adell D “Dellie” Rougemont - Household

Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, Adell SheadWFNov185148Wd64TNFranceFranceFarmer
Shemwell, Charles HsonWMJan187921STNTNTNFarm laborer
Shemwell, Ivie BdaughterWFJun188514STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household

Hickman Church Rd Stewart TN

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sikes, OllieheadMW32M1TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Sikes, BeulawifeFW23M100TNTNTN
Shemwell, Adellmother-in-lawFW58Wd63TNFranceTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household

Dover & Thorpe Rd Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Sikes, OllieheadMW43MTNTNTNFarmingFarm
Sikes, BeulawifeFW34MTNTNTN
Shemwell, Delliemother-in-lawFW67WdTNTNTN