Judith “Jude” McMillanAge: 69 years1867–1936
- Name
- Judith “Jude” McMillan
- Given names
- Judith
- Surname
- McMillan
- Married name
- Judith Shemwell
- Nickname
- Jude
Note: Called "Julia" in son Herschel's Death Cert. and "Judy" in census. Cousin Vickie Cothern dau. of "Shine" Shemwell, dua. of her son Herschel, confirmed Jude via her mother. In a deed it's Judie.
 Birth | July 7, 1867 49 41 |
 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 |
 Death of a mother | Elizabeth Carolyn Williams between 1868 and 1870 (Age 5 months) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 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 maternal grandmother | Molly Jane Cook before 1870 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | July 15, 1870 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Philip Williams 1876 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret McLeod 1878 (Age 10 years) |
| 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 12 years) Note: Julett McMillan |
| Death of a father | John Leo McMillan after 1881 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell — View this family November 23, 1886 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Herschel Shemwell September 1891 (Age 24 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 |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth C McMillan October 10, 1899 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. February 10, 1907 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Jane McMillan July 8, 1908 (Age 41 years) |
| Member | Organization March 31, 1909 (Age 41 years)Note: R.E. Lee Chapter #1192 UDC |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Herschel Shemwell — Ora E McIntosh — View this family October 8, 1914 (Age 47 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 50 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 54 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 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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 63 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) |
| Death of a brother | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan September 24, 1933 (Age 66 years) Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell December 18, 1933 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 66 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 4, 1934 (Age 66 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| 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 68 years) Address: 2481 Princeton St. Cause: rheumatic heart disease |
 Death | December 20, 1936 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Identification number | MCB4-9NW Type: FamilySearch |
 Ancestral file number | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Leo McMillan Birth: February 6, 1818 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1881 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Carolyn Williams Birth: estimated 1826 30 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: between 1868 and 1870 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1849 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Mary Jane McMillan Birth: August 19, 1851 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1908 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Sarah Margaret McMillan Birth: February 25, 1853 35 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1934 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: September 18, 1854 36 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 12, 1940 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
William Thomas McMillan Birth: November 28, 1855 37 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan Birth: January 7, 1859 40 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1933 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Elizabeth C McMillan Birth: April 22, 1860 42 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1899 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan Birth: June 18, 1863 45 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 20, 1943 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan Birth: June 4, 1865 47 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1950 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Judith “Jude” McMillan Birth: July 7, 1867 49 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1936 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| Family with William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell |
| husband |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
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 |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household
Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household
Houston Tn.
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| Census | Julett McMillan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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| Member | R.E. Lee Chapter #1192 UDC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Clemith Mosley - Household
Detroit, Wayne, MI.
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| Name | Called "Julia" in son Herschel's Death Cert. and "Judy" in census. Cousin Vickie Cothern dau. of "Shine" Shemwell, dua. of her son Herschel, confirmed Jude via her mother. In a deed it's Judie. |