Hiram Rice ShemwellAge: 39 years1846–1885
- Name
- Hiram Rice Shemwell
- Given names
- Hiram Rice
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Also known as
- Henry Rice Shemwell
 Birth | July 7, 1846 21 19 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | John Thomas Shemwell May 1849 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Ann Shemwell March 5, 1851 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Shemwell 1858 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 13 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 brother | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell October 9, 1867 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 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 22 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 |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont — View this family March 19, 1872 (Age 25 years) Note: 03 Feb 1872 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Nellie A Shemwell March 1874 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Daisy Shemwell 1876 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 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 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Marie Shemwell March 7, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Florence Lee Shemwell January 13, 1883 (Age 36 years) Note: See Notes. |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Shemwell before 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell June 12, 1885 (Age 38 years) |
 Death | August 11, 1885 (Age 39 years) |
| Will | September 7, 1885 (27 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger sister |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years younger brother |
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 Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont |
| himself |
Hiram Rice Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1846 21 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont Birth: November 15, 1849 27 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 31, 1924 |
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Marriage: March 19, 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nellie A Shemwell Birth: March 1874 27 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1910 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Daisy Shemwell Birth: 1876 29 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 23, 1896 |
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3 years son |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Marie Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1881 34 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Florence Lee Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1883 36 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1957 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1885 38 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 24, 1959 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
Hiram Rice 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 | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jemimah Whatley Household
14 Sept 1850 Stewart County
We think John 11 is only 1. -b & d Notes: William Ellis-Asst. Marshall P-389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 7, Dover P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 12, Danville P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Marriage | 03 Feb 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Rice Shemwell - Household
Spring Street Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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