Ida Mae ShemwellAge: 89 years1869–1959
- Name
- Ida Mae Shemwell
- Given names
- Ida Mae
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ida Mae Edwards
- Married name
- Ida Mae Thomas
 Birth | November 29, 1869 23 20 |
 Occupation | Waitress - Hotel Manager |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 6 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Solon Underwood Shemwell June 12, 1871 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward Lee Shemwell February 15, 1873 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elma Medora Shemwell June 5, 1875 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elma Medora Shemwell April 30, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell June 3, 1878 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 brother | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell March 5, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell July 26, 1882 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 30, 1884 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Louisa M Lee October 28, 1886 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | Infant Shemwell August 4, 1887 (Age 17 years) |
 Religious marriage | Wesley P Edwards — View this family March 28, 1889 (Age 19 years) Address: Bride's Residence |
| Birth of a son #1 | Byron Edwards May 8, 1890 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Carter Shemwell July 7, 1891 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elsie Mae Edwards 1892 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Carter Shemwell January 2, 1892 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solon Underwood Shemwell December 29, 1892 (Age 23 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Solon Edwards April 3, 1894 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Wesley Edwards August 25, 1896 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Lee Shemwell December 7, 1896 (Age 27 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 | Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell October 13, 1898 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elsie Mae Edwards 1899 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dovie Myrtle Shemwell March 29, 1902 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage | George Alonzo Thomas — View this family October 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a husband | Wesley P Edwards June 1909 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 26, 1911 (Age 41 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a brother | Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell September 28, 1911 (Age 41 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Death of a father | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 43 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Marriage of a parent | George Keyport Dorsey — Lucy Elizabeth Platt — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 17, 1915 (Age 45 years)Address: CSA Home |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 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 #1 | Myrtle Edwards January 21, 1918 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | John Wesley Edwards — Geneva Mae Morris — View this family October 16, 1919 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb July 15, 1921 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Solon Edwards — Virginia Jane Horner — View this family July 17, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Dorothy Edwards January 29, 1924 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Robert Wesley Edwards June 30, 1925 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 1929 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 | May 7, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1940 (Age 70 years) Address: Arrow Rock Township |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Solon Edwards — Catherine Gill Irwin — View this family after 1945 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a son | Byron Edwards February 4, 1947 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a husband | George Alonzo Thomas March 15, 1949 (Age 79 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell May 12, 1951 (Age 81 years) Cause: Lukemia |
| Burial of a brother | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell May 15, 1951 (Age 81 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | William Standard Shemwell March 29, 1953 (Age 83 years) |
| Burial of a brother | William Standard Shemwell March 31, 1953 (Age 83 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 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 |
| Death of a son | John Wesley Edwards April 22, 1954 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 | August 5, 1959 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nelson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William David Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1846 22 16 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1913 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1867 — |
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11 months elder brother |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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15 months herself |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Solon Underwood Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1871 24 21 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Edward Lee Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1873 26 23 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 7, 1896 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Elma Medora Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1875 28 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 30, 1876 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1878 31 28 Death: October 13, 1898 — Missouri, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Dovie Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1882 35 32 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1902 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1884 38 35 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1911 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Infant Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1887 40 37 Death: August 4, 1887 |
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4 years younger brother |
Robert Carter Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1891 44 41 Death: January 2, 1892 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with George Keyport Dorsey |
| step-father |
George Keyport Dorsey Birth: September 24, 1844 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 28, 1925 — Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Platt Birth: August 17, 1849 35 16 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 1929 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 17, 1915 — Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Wesley P Edwards |
| husband |
Wesley P Edwards Birth: May 1864 39 38 — Missouri, United States Death: June 1909 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 28, 1889 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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13 months son |
Byron Edwards Birth: May 8, 1890 26 20 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1947 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elsie Mae Edwards Birth: 1892 27 22 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1899 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Robert Solon Edwards Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 31, 1965 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
John Wesley Edwards Birth: August 25, 1896 32 26 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: April 22, 1954 — Missouri, United States |
| Family with George Alonzo Thomas |
| husband |
George Alonzo Thomas Birth: June 28, 1875 — Bates, Missouri, United States Death: March 15, 1949 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1907 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| George Alonzo Thomas + Kate Hanley |
| husband |
George Alonzo Thomas Birth: June 28, 1875 — Bates, Missouri, United States Death: March 15, 1949 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Kate Hanley Death: |
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Marriage: calculated 1898 — |
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5 years step-daughter |
Grace M Thomas Birth: 1902 26 — Missouri, United States Death: May 28, 1977 — Missouri, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Mable M Thomas Birth: 1905 29 — Missouri, United States Death: |
Ida Mae Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (30)
Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William David Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Wesley P Edwards - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household
Saline, MO
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household
91 Ganett Street Nelson, Arrow Rock Township, Saline, MO
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Ida Mae Shemwell - Household
Nelson, Saline, Missouri
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