William Francis Marian “Will” ShemwellAge: 85 years1867–1953
- Name
- William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell
- Given names
- William Francis Marian
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Will
- Also known as
- William H Shemwell
 Birth | October 9, 1867 42 40 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 months)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 |
 Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 2 years) Note: Will was listed as Francis in the 1870 Census and Willie in 1880. His son Leonard "Homer" & daughter Ora in a delayed birth certificate list their father as William Francis. Homers also says William Francis Marian.... see Leonard H. or Ora M. birth records. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 12 years) Note: Will is living with his sister Sarah |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Shemwell before 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hiram Rice Shemwell August 11, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Judith “Jude” McMillan — View this family November 23, 1886 (Age 19 years) |
 Residence | January 21, 1887 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Herschel Shemwell September 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ora May Shemwell July 6, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ellie A Shemwell April 23, 1896 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 32 years) |
 Occupation | Cooper 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. February 10, 1907 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Herschel Shemwell — Ora E McIntosh — View this family October 8, 1914 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Herbert Nash — Ellie A Shemwell — View this family January 17, 1916 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 #1 | Herbert Marion “Son” Nash June 6, 1917 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Herschel Shemwell — Ida Lillian Powers — View this family June 20, 1917 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ulvesford William Shemwell September 18, 1917 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 granddaughter #3 | Ora Louise Shemwell April 5, 1919 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Leslie Rudolph Nash August 2, 1921 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Henrietta Shemwell October 13, 1923 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Arthuretta “Sissy” Nash December 10, 1924 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell November 12, 1925 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | William Berry “Bill” Nash January 8, 1929 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Cecil Clemith Mosley — Ora May Shemwell — View this family May 7, 1929 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. — Elsie Mae Williams — View this family September 21, 1929 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. September 15, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | George William Shemwell January 23, 1932 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mary Betty Nash June 19, 1933 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell December 18, 1933 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Raymond Franklin “Buster” Nash Sr. April 24, 1934 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a son | William Herschel Shemwell July 20, 1935 (Age 67 years) Address: 2481 Princeton St. Cause: rheumatic heart disease |
| Death of a wife | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell December 4, 1939 (Age 72 years) Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b |
| Death of a brother | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 79 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Ann Shemwell November 19, 1951 (Age 84 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Nancy Ann Shemwell November 21, 1951 (Age 84 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 82 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 78 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 |
| Member | Church Note: Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
 Death | September 24, 1953 (Age 85 years) Cause of death: Heart Failure |
 Burial | September 26, 1953 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| mother |
Mary Demarious Gray Birth: about 1827 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 |
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Marriage: November 8, 1844 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Hiram Rice Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1846 21 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years elder sister |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years himself |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Judith “Jude” McMillan |
| himself |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Judith “Jude” McMillan Birth: July 7, 1867 49 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1936 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1886 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Ora May Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1893 25 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 1965 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ellie A Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1896 28 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 17, 1982 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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11 years son |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 12, Danville P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | Will was listed as Francis in the 1870 Census and Willie in 1880. His son Leonard "Homer" & daughter Ora in a delayed birth certificate list their father as William Francis. Homers also says William Francis Marian.... see Leonard H. or Ora M. birth records. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Bell - Household
2nd Dist. Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | Will is living with his sister Sarah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Notes: Next door to John Shemwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Homer Shemwell - Household
Ward 3, Block 503, Lucy St?. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Member | Cumberland Presbyterian Church |