The Shemwell Family

Marinda Arbelle “Lou” StackAge: 68 years18591928

Name
Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack
Given names
Marinda Arbelle
Surname
Stack
Married name
Marinda Arbelle Shemwell
Married name
Marinda Arbelle Bilbrey
Nickname
Lou
Birth August 13, 1859 35 25
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 grandfatherAdam Stack
about 1860 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Stack
September 6, 1861 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Marion Stack
November 2, 1864 (Age 5 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 months)

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 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 July 14, 1870 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohn Elam ShemwellView this family
about 1879 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Emma Annie Shemwell
March 31, 1880 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherBarbara Elizabeth Murff
about 1880 (Age 20 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherLeonard Lynch Stack
November 1881 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
May 16, 1884 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell
December 6, 1887 (Age 28 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Elam Shemwell
June 20, 1890 (Age 30 years)

Cause: Gun Shot Wound
Note: Killed in ambush while acting as constable Stewart Co.
Civil marriageEphriam B BilbreyView this family
January 14, 1895 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 1, 1900 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
February 20, 1902 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childAmos Grant WrightEmma Annie ShemwellView this family
December 24, 1902 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Douglas “Johnnie” ShemwellGracy Pearl “Grace” StagnerView this family
October 12, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Note: A note written on marriage license stating that license was returned without any return made out. License was issued 12 Oct 1904, but not sure of marriage date.
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Riley Wright
November 14, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Marion “Pappa Tom” ShemwellLouisa SuddarthView this family
February 12, 1906 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Earline Louisa Shemwell
February 2, 1907 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Birdie Emmaline Wright
March 24, 1907 (Age 47 years)
Death of a husbandEphriam B Bilbrey
January 20, 1908 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
John Douglas Wilton Shemwell
June 30, 1908 (Age 48 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn Douglas Wilton Shemwell
September 6, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Jessie Wilton Shemwell
March 8, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Bessie Ruth Shemwell
March 8, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Ruby Elizabeth Wright
July 23, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell
March 31, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Elam Shemwell
June 15, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonElam Shemwell
June 15, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
William Amos “Willie” Wright
March 21, 1913 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Florence Elizabeth Shemwell
February 20, 1914 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Thomas Ivan Wright
October 16, 1915 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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
#13
Mary Shemwell
March 19, 1917 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Bishop Brandon Shemwell
December 21, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Maggie Evelyn Wright
July 17, 1918 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 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 58 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/
Birth of a grandson
#16
Smith Suddarth Shemwell
September 9, 1919 (Age 60 years)
Death of a granddaughterMaggie Evelyn Wright
November 22, 1919 (Age 60 years)
Census January 24, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Clarence Martin Shemwell
May 3, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Allen Grant Wright
October 17, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
William Thomas Shemwell
January 8, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
January 31, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Stack
March 1, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Burial of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Stack
March 4, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beechwood Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#21
Sidney Neal Shemwell
April 12, 1924 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Infant Girl Shemwell
May 1, 1925 (Age 65 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Girl Shemwell
May 1, 1925 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
Samuel Grace Shemwell
September 15, 1926 (Age 67 years)
Death January 16, 1928 (Age 68 years)
Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee
Cause of death: Senial Decay due to Influenza
Burial January 17, 1928 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bilbrey Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1854Robertson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
19 months
herself
2 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with Stubblefield - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Family with John Elam Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1879
15 months
daughter
4 years
son
4 years
son
Family with Ephriam B Bilbrey - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 14, 1895Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
Birth: February 20, 1902 44 42Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1973Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Ephriam B Bilbrey + Luticha Miles - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: February 12, 1876Stewart, Tennessee, United States
17 months
step-son

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Saline/ Tobacco Port, Stewart, Tennessee,

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Elizabeth ShemwellF69headW-Keeping houseTNENGENG
Joseph H. ShemwellM39sonS-FarmerTNTNTN
John E ShemwellM30sonM<1Marble AgentTNTNTN
- -F22daughter-in-lawM-KYTNTN
Emma ShemwellF2mdaughter-TNTNKY
John CaneM40S-LaborerTNKYTN

Notes: The Census states her parents were born in England.

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Ephriam B. Bilbrey - Household

Stewart, Tn

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Ephriam B. BilbreyheadWMNov 185745M6--TNTNTNFarmer
Laula BilbreywifeWFAug 185940M633KYTNTN
Dillon BilbreysonWMJul 187722S---TNTNTNFarm laborer
Emma Shemwellstep-daughterWFMar 188020S---TNTNKY
Douglas Shemwellstep-sonWMMay 188416S---TNTNKYFarm laborer
Thomas Shemwellstep-sonWMDec 188712S---TNTNKYFarm laborer

Notes: Wife is Laula Bilbrey? -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack - Household

Civil District 4, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bilbrey, MarindaheadFW51Wd44TNTNTNfarmer
Bilbrey, Joseph sonMW8STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack - Household

Civil District 4, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bilbrey, LouheadFW61WdKYTNTN
Bilbrey, Joseph CsonMW17MTNTNTNlaborer