The Shemwell Family

Melvina Pamelia ThompsonAge: 80 years18541935

Name
Melvina Pamelia Thompson
Given names
Melvina Pamelia
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Melvina Pamelia Wassell
Married name
Melvina Pamelia Shemwell
Birth May 27, 1854 23 17
Birth of a brotherLevi Daniel Thompson
1860 (Age 5 years)
Census August 4, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDavid Tinsley Lee
1861 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson
August 30, 1862 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterLansa Thompson
1869 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Levi Thompson
July 1869 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherLevi Daniel Thompson
October 1869 (Age 15 years)
Census July 11, 1870 (Age 16 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam GibsonDelilah Adeline LeeView this family
1871 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterFlora Delilah “Dellie” Gibson
1874 (Age 19 years)
Religious marriageCharles Dimock WassellView this family
June 8, 1876 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAlma Gibson
1876 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emily “Emma” Wassell
April 4, 1877 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
December 23, 1878 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNellie Gibson
1878 (Age 23 years)
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Warren Thompson Wassell
July 26, 1880 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lola V “Lady V” Wassell
February 16, 1882 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterLansa Thompson
January 5, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Dimock Wassell
1887 (Age 32 years)

Note: The birth year listed in Find A Grave is incorrect. The birth year should be 1852.
MarriageAlexander Taylor ShemwellView this family
October 1889 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Gertrude Shemwell
September 23, 1890 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Alta M Shemwell
August 1892 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
George Alexander Shemwell
January 3, 1894 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rena Kueckelhan
January 1896 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Ruth Shemwell
July 16, 1896 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childAshley Oberon KueckelhanEmily “Emma” WassellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 7, 1897 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Robert Levi Shemwell
February 8, 1898 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Lee Irvine Kueckelhan
October 11, 1899 (Age 45 years)
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sonRobert Levi Shemwell
August 1, 1901 (Age 47 years)

Cause: Dysentery
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Jeanette Kueckelhan
August 15, 1901 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Milton CrockettLola V “Lady V” WassellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 16, 1903 (Age 49 years)
Address: City Hotel, Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage of a childWarren Thompson WassellAlice “Allie” L OliverView this family
Type: Civil marriage
November 18, 1906 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Col. John Wassell Crockett
June 5, 1907 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Nadine Eloise Wassell
July 28, 1907 (Age 53 years)
Death of a daughterGertrude Shemwell
November 22, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherDelilah Adeline Lee
September 2, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Sadie Melvina Crockett
December 12, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Charles VanBuren Crockett
December 13, 1913 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childLloyd Leeland LewisRuth ShemwellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
November 23, 1915 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandAlexander Taylor Shemwell
July 24, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Burial of a husbandAlexander Taylor Shemwell
July 26, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery
Marriage of a childWilliam Ira PillsburyAlta M ShemwellView this family
January 5, 1920 (Age 65 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Charles WallaceRuth ShemwellView this family
1923 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sonWarren Thompson Wassell
January 1, 1923 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Alexander ShemwellIda ClarkView this family
January 27, 1925 (Age 70 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 75 years)
Death May 18, 1935 (Age 80 years)
Cause of death: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Burial May 21, 1935 (3 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 6, 1853Logan, Kentucky, United States
9 months
herself
7 years
younger brother
Levi Daniel Thompson
Birth: 1860 29 22Illinois, United States
Death: October 1869Randolph, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson
Birth: August 30, 1862 31 25Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: October 20, 1951Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
7 years
younger sister
Lansa Thompson
Birth: 1869 38 31Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 1884Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with William Gibson - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: 1871Randolph, Illinois, United States
4 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
Family with Charles Dimock Wassell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 8, 1876Randolph, Illinois, United States
10 months
daughter
Emily “Emma” Wassell
Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1956Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
21 months
daughter
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1964Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
19 months
son
19 months
daughter
Family with Alexander Taylor Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 1889Missouri, United States
1 year
daughter
Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 22, 1908Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
17 months
son
George Alexander Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
19 months
son

Melvina Pamelia Thompson has 29 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert Levi Thompson - Household

Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Robert Thompsonhead25MWfarmerKY
Adeline Thompsonwife25FWKY
Nellie M Thompsondaughter5FWIL
Levi D Thompsonson2 monthsMWIL

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Delilah Adeline Lee - Household

Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Thompson, Adelinahead35FWkeeping houseKY
Thompson, Albinadaughter15FWIL
Thompson, Margarethadaughter8FWIL
Thompson, Lanedaughter1FWIL

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles D Wassel - Household

Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wassel, CharlesWM28headMILEnglandCT
Wassel, Mellia MWF24wifeMILKYKY
Wassel, Nancy WF2daughterSILILIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Lamine Township, Lamine Village, Cooper, MO.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Taylor ShemwellheadWMMar184951M10KYKYKYFarmer
Armelia M ShemwellwifeWFMay185446M10109KYKYKY
Gertrude ShemwelldaughterWFSep18909SMOKYKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterWFAug18927SMOKYKY
George A ShemwellsonWMJan18946SMOKYKY
Ruth ShemwelldaughterWFJul18963SMOKYKY
Levi R ShemwellsonWMFeb18982SMOKYKY
Nancy L Vassellstep daughterWFDec187821SILILIL
Warren T Vassellstep sonWMJul188019SILILILFarm Laborer
Lola V Vassellstep daughterWFFeb188218SILILIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Railroad Ave Blackwater Cooper MO.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Alexander Taylor ShemwellheadMW61M120KYKYKYLandlordHotel
Permeliia J ShemwellwifeFW56M220107ILILKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterFW17SMOKYIL
George A ShemwellsonMW16SMOKYIL
Ruth ShemwelldaughterFW14SMOKYIL
Nannie WasselFW28SILILILSeamstessAt Home

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Melvina Pamelia Thompson - Household

Black Water, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, MelvinaheadFW66WdILKYKY
Shemwell, George AsonMW27SMOILILLaborerFarm
Lewis, RuthdaughterFW24WdMOILILClerkDry goods store
Wassel, NanniedaughterFW40SILILILClerkDry goods store

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Charles Wallace - Household

105 E 40th. Kansas City, Jackson, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wallace, William CheadMW43M23NJNYCNStruc. Engr.Dteel Co.
Wallace, RuthwifeFW34M18MOKYIL
Shemwell, Melvina Pmother in lawFW75MILKYKY