Sarah Margaret “Sally” ElamAge: 41 years1846–1887
- Name
- Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam
- Given names
- Sarah Margaret
- Surname
- Elam
- Married name
- Sarah Margaret Shemwell
- Nickname
- Sally
 Birth | about 1846 32 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary M Elam June 18, 1848 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Murray Elam January 1849 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Franklin “Willie” Elam February 28, 1851 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Willie Frances Elam June 19, 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Hugh Elam April 2, 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | John Murray Elam December 6, 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Vincent Evans September 13, 1861 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell — View this family February 13, 1869 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell February 11, 1871 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel Allen Shemwell December 9, 1874 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Lelia Shemwell October 11, 1878 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell June 3, 1881 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Willie Fossie Shemwell January 20, 1884 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell April 1, 1886 (Age 40 years) Address: District 4 |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Tommie Sarah Shemwell July 10, 1886 (Age 40 years) |
 Death | October 24, 1887 (Age 41 years) |
 Obituary | Obituary November 4, 1887 (11 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Murray Elam Birth: November 10, 1813 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1855 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ann Vincent Evans Birth: October 22, 1818 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1861 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1842 — Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam Birth: February 2, 1844 30 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Florida, United States |
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3 years herself |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary M Elam Birth: June 18, 1848 34 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1888 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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7 months younger sister |
Susan Murray Elam Birth: January 1849 35 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1901 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Franklin “Willie” Elam Birth: February 28, 1851 37 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1942 — Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Willie Frances Elam Birth: June 19, 1852 38 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1930 — Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Hugh Elam Birth: April 2, 1855 41 36 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1928 — Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell |
| husband |
Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1844 29 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1886 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 13, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell Birth: February 11, 1871 26 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1906 — Crittenden, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Samuel Allen Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1874 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 1948 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Lelia Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1878 34 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1973 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1881 36 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 19, 1953 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Willie Fossie Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1884 39 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1967 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Tommie Sarah Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1886 41 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 1913 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (3)
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Shemwell - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: next door to parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Saline/ Tobacco Port, Stewart, Tennessee,
Notes: Next door to mother |