James Lewis ShemwellAge: 85 years1840–1926
- Name
- James Lewis Shemwell
- Given names
- James Lewis
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | May 4, 1840 34 36 |
 Education | Couldn't read or write |
| Birth of a brother | … Shemwell between 1835 and 1840 |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 28 days) |
| Death of a brother | … Shemwell after June 1, 1840 (Age 28 days) |
| Birth of a brother | Theophilus Marion Shemwell 1843 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 (Age 16 years) Cause: Died during childbirth |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham — View this family November 6, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
 Occupation | Farmer 1860 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Redic Young Shemwell September 1861 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | Theophilus Marion Shemwell February 15, 1862 (Age 21 years) Cause: Shot in Jaw Note: Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee- - transported to field hospital. |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell July 18, 1867 (Age 27 years) Note: or September 1866 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 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 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell May 1869 (Age 28 years) Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Death of a father | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 29 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 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 | July 5, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Talitha Jennie Shemwell November 13, 1872 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 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 5, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ellen Shemwell after 1880 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Redic Young Shemwell — Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith — View this family July 28, 1881 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Don Carlos Shemwell December 6, 1883 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David W O'Neal — Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell — View this family November 9, 1887 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Edward “Ed” O'Neal July 13, 1888 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James H “Jim” Murphy — Talitha Jennie Shemwell — View this family March 23, 1890 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Fountain Murl Shemwell September 21, 1890 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Carrie E Murphy February 12, 1892 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John E Murphy — Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell — View this family October 30, 1892 (Age 52 years) Note: States it's her 2nd marriage. Parents born in Todd Co. |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Clarence Richard Shemwell June 28, 1893 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ada Mae Murphy April 4, 1894 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Lillian Birtie Shemwell April 17, 1895 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Oma Edna Murphy September 7, 1895 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Ollie May Murphy November 20, 1896 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Annie E “Anna” Murphy March 10, 1898 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Ernest Pless Murphy June 10, 1898 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 granddaughter #12 | Hettie J Murphy October 1899 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Henry Shemwell May 14, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell — Sunella J “Villia” Brown — View this family after 1900 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Bulah Murphy June 3, 1901 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Walter Sherman Murphy 1903 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Cova Murphy April 1, 1903 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a son | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Hyman Wesley Murphy 1906 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Vestel Beck Murphy May 15, 1907 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Cecil Bernard Murphy June 26, 1908 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Howard Newman Murphy December 4, 1910 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a wife | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell April 11, 1915 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 75 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Bulah Murphy November 15, 1918 (Age 78 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 76 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 77 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 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 81 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ollie May Murphy March 11, 1923 (Age 82 years) Cause: Cancer of the Mouth |
 Death | January 21, 1926 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Drucilla Tomerlin Birth: 1804 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Barbara Jane Shemwell Birth: 1826 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha Ellen Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 |
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7 months elder sister |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: June 1, 1830 24 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel Black Shemwell Birth: August 26, 1832 26 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1921 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1834 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 1915 — Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years brother |
… Shemwell Birth: between 1835 and 1840 29 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after June 1, 1840 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years himself |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Theophilus Marion Shemwell Birth: 1843 37 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1862 |
| Family with Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham |
| himself |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years son |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Todd Ky
John's age is wrong - added son -died in infancy? -b 1M 40-50 3M < 5 2M 5-10 1F 5-10 3F 10-15 1F 30-40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Todd Kentucky
Notes: Jonn-Drucilla's ages not clear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Drakesboro Pct. Parradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Sherman Shemwell - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Sherman Shemwell - Household
Broad St. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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