James Elbert ShemwellAge: 58 years1872–1931
- Name
- James Elbert Shemwell
- Given names
- James Elbert
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 9, 1872 57 37 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 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 7 years) |
 Death of a father | John P Shemwell after 1880 (Age 7 years) |
 Religious marriage | Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Miller — View this family May 29, 1895 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Harry E Shemwell September 27, 1896 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 1, 1900 (Age 27 years) Address: 305 Twelfth Street |
| Death of a son | Harry E Shemwell December 27, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 37 years) Address: 144 Washington Avenue |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 1920 (Age 47 years) Address: Blue Ridge, District 0048 |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 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 wife | Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Miller March 24, 1930 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | March 12, 1931 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder brother |
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell Birth: 1868 53 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: 1869 54 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years himself |
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 Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Miller |
| himself |
James Elbert Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1931 — Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States |
| wife |
Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Miller Birth: December 24, 1876 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 24, 1930 — Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: May 29, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months son |
Harry E Shemwell Birth: September 27, 1896 24 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1900 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
James Elbert 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 | 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 - James Elbert Shemwell - Household
Bowling Green CityWarren, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Living in Schroeder household as boarders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Elbert Shemwell - Household
Third District, Etowah Town, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Claude M Butt - Household
Fannin, Georgia
James - Maggie were boarders |