Virginia D “Jennie” ShemwellAge: 86 years1861–1947
- Name
- Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Virginia D
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Virginia D Richardson
- Nickname
- Jennie
 Birth | September 23, 1861 38 39 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 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 7 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Shemwell March 18, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 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 18 years) |
 Civil marriage | Edward M Richardson — View this family December 12, 1882 (Age 21 years) Address: At husband's office |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Claud “Charlie” Richardson September 30, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eva Lee Richardson April 28, 1885 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Rhoda Kathryn Richardson January 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Frank Richardson August 17, 1888 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ethel M Richardson August 1894 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Edward M Richardson Jr. August 1896 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 daughter #7 | Edith G Richardson April 1899 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Jessie Belle Woodring October 24, 1899 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 38 years) Address: Oklahoma Territory |
| Birth of a son #8 | Hiram Emory Richardson 1901 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring — Eva Lee Richardson — View this family May 10, 1903 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Guy Reynold Richardson July 19, 1903 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a son | Edward M Richardson Jr. October 1905 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 44 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a mother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 44 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a daughter | Edith G Richardson before 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Harold Musgrave — Rhoda Kathryn Richardson — View this family about 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Harold Alton Musgrave May 13, 1911 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ewing Alford Woodring September 24, 1911 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Lucille Hazel Woodring November 21, 1913 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 granddaughter #5 | Ethel Katherine Wallace June 5, 1917 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | William McKinley Shemwell November 25, 1917 (Age 56 years) Cause: Pneumonia & Paralysis |
| Marriage of a child | William Frank Richardson — Zephie Naomi Akin — View this family December 23, 1917 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Gladys Opal Woodring April 29, 1918 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Edra Mae Richardson September 29, 1918 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 56 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 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elmer Albert Allen — Rhoda Kathryn Richardson — View this family April 14, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Willia Maurine Richardson April 21, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Billie Alene Wallace July 16, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Elmerine Virginia “Jenny” Allen April 19, 1921 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Cressie Helen Richardson November 20, 1922 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hiram Emory Richardson — Lucy Matilda Sharp — View this family September 19, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Rhoda Kathryn Richardson about 1924 (Age 62 years) Note: Presumed death prior to Nov. 1924 - Rhoda disappears before the 1930 census. Elmer remarries 11-8-1924. Their daughter is with him and new wife in 1930. -b |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Charles Claud “Charlie” Richardson Jr. August 23, 1926 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Joe Ray Richardson October 15, 1926 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Caswell Shemwell March 27, 1927 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elphina Ella Shemwell June 12, 1927 (Age 65 years) Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver not acoholic |
| Death of a sister | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell August 11, 1928 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 18, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell November 4, 1933 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Guy Reynold Richardson — Grace Lucille Waldron — View this family September 29, 1937 (Age 76 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a son | William Frank Richardson December 26, 1940 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell October 10, 1942 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell December 15, 1942 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 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 |
 Death | November 26, 1947 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maguire-Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1823 25 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Catherine Hall Birth: December 23, 1821 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1905 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1842 — |
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2 years elder brother |
William McKinley Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1843 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 months elder sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1844 21 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1933 |
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3 years elder sister |
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell Birth: 1846 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1928 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Caswell Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1848 25 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1927 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Elphina Ella Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1850 27 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1927 — Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 12, 1857 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1942 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1859 36 37 — Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 15, 1942 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years herself |
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1861 38 39 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1947 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Edward M Richardson |
| husband |
Edward M Richardson Birth: April 22, 1863 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 17, 1947 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1861 38 39 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1947 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 12, 1882 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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10 months son |
Charles Claud “Charlie” Richardson Birth: September 30, 1883 20 22 — Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1958 — Oklahoma, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Eva Lee Richardson Birth: April 28, 1885 22 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: January 13, 1971 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Rhoda Kathryn Richardson Birth: January 1887 23 25 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1924 |
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20 months son |
William Frank Richardson Birth: August 17, 1888 25 26 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 26, 1940 — Oklahoma, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Ethel M Richardson Birth: August 1894 31 32 — Missouri, United States Death: May 25, 1975 — Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years son |
Edward M Richardson Jr. Birth: August 1896 33 34 — Missouri, United States Death: October 1905 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Edith G Richardson Birth: April 1899 35 37 — Oklahoma, United States Death: before 1910 — Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Hiram Emory Richardson Birth: 1901 37 39 — Oklahoma, United States Death: October 1963 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Guy Reynold Richardson Birth: July 19, 1903 40 41 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States Death: April 2, 1973 — Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Notes: Jane Cook living next door who was married to Fielding Cook. She was a cousin; father was Samuel Shemwell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Washington, Pettis Mo.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household
Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household
Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household
Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
Frank next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household
Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring - Household
Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
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