James Marcus ShemwellAge: 73 years1842–1916
- Name
- James Marcus Shemwell
- Given names
- James Marcus
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 14, 1842 32 19 |
 Birth of a brother | William Alexander Shemwell July 26, 1845 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell October 27, 1847 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | August 14, 1850 (Age 8 years) Address: Dist. 2 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | September 13, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 years)Note: 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 |
 Marriage | Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey — View this family November 15, 1867 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 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 24 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Alice Malone Shemwell September 15, 1869 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 26 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 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel Anderson Shemwell June 3, 1873 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth K Henry December 17, 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 35 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 daughter #3 | Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell August 19, 1879 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Shemwell August 28, 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Jeffery Tood Shemwell September 18, 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Burell Meador — Permelia Belinda Rickman — View this family August 14, 1883 (Age 41 years) Note: 9 Aug 1883 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Rickman June 21, 1884 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John William Lyon — Alice Malone Shemwell — View this family January 10, 1892 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Anderson Shemwell — Lillie Elizabeth Flood — View this family October 16, 1892 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ermine Dewitt Lyon February 2, 1893 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Nina Shemwell March 28, 1894 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Ruth Lyon January 14, 1895 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ruth Lyon January 14, 1895 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Nina Shemwell May 17, 1895 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon July 31, 1896 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James William Shemwell March 28, 1897 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert L DeBerry — Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell — View this family 1898 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 grandson #6 | Roland Marcus Lyon February 8, 1899 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Veva Irene Shemwell May 5, 1899 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Francis Laura “Fannie” DeBerry February 25, 1900 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Samuel Bruce Shemwell March 29, 1901 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Dalin Shemwell — Jeffery Tood Shemwell — View this family March 18, 1903 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Daisy Lee Shemwell July 26, 1903 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Daisy Lee Shemwell August 12, 1904 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Audrey Todd Lyon November 17, 1904 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Mamie Lyon 1905 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Jeffery Tood Shemwell July 15, 1905 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Frances “Fannie” Shemwell August 29, 1908 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Edna Earl Lyon October 11, 1908 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Forrest Lyon 1908 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Lou B Shemwell 1909 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a mother | Permelia Belinda Rickman September 30, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Carrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell September 27, 1915 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 73 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | July 20, 1916 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | 1916 (Age 73 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1809 33 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Permelia Belinda Rickman Birth: September 12, 1822 24 17 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1910 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 17, 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year himself |
James Marcus Shemwell Birth: August 14, 1842 32 19 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1916 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1845 35 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1922 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell Birth: October 27, 1847 38 25 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1924 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Burell Meador |
| step-father |
Burell Meador Birth: 1820 Death: 1893 |
| mother |
Permelia Belinda Rickman Birth: September 12, 1822 24 17 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1910 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 14, 1883 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey |
| himself |
James Marcus Shemwell Birth: August 14, 1842 32 19 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1916 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey Birth: April 21, 1845 34 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1922 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 15, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Alice Malone Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1869 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1937 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Samuel Anderson Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1873 30 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1950 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell Birth: August 19, 1879 37 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1963 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Jeffery Tood Shemwell Birth: September 18, 1881 39 36 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 15, 1905 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: Next door to Ben F. - Permeila is Paulina -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Shemwell - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Shemwell - Household
06 Oct. 1870 Page 5 Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Notes: Thomas is Black - 2 Doors Down from William and Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Mand Shemwell - Household
Sharon, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Marcus Shemwell - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Marcus Shemwell - Household
Caseyville, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Note | We had a Carla S Shemwell b. 1882 in Kentucky, I can find no evidence she ever existed. I think she was Susan Earl. -b |