 Birth | 1838 30 28 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Joseph M Shemwell March 6, 1838 Note: or Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Birth of a brother | Allen James Shemwell 1840 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Frank H Shemwell 1844 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Alice Shemwell December 17, 1846 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Hall Shemwell July 22, 1854 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Hansell Murray — View this family before 1858 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Hansell Murray October 1858 (Age 20 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Iowa Shemwell March 12, 1860 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | June 23, 1860 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell August 28, 1862 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Dalin Shemwell June 10, 1863 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Ann Shemwell May 19, 1865 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Rev. Roland W Shemwell November 21, 1867 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 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 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell April 17, 1869 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 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 27, 1870 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 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 11, 1880 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Sinnot September 14, 1883 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 54 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 62 years) |
 Death | May 25, 1901 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lafayette Cemetery #1 |