The Shemwell Family

Capt. George BinghamAge: 80 years18241904

Name
Capt. George Bingham
Name prefix
Capt.
Given names
George
Surname
Bingham
Birth August 24, 1824 30 18
Birth of a sisterMargaret Bingham
1827 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a sisterHarriett Bingham
about 1829 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRev. George Washington Bingham
August 4, 1829 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia Bingham
June 14, 1831 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 7 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 11 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a brotherWilliam Price Bingham
about 1836 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Bingham
November 5, 1838 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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
Census October 31, 1850 (Age 26 years)
MarriageMinerva ValdenarView this family
March 30, 1854 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Bingham
about April 9, 1855 (Age 30 years)

Death of a sonJohn Bingham
November 3, 1855 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Edgar “Willie” Bingham
April 9, 1857 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Alice Bingham
August 1858 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 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 sisterMargaret Bingham
1859 (Age 34 years)
Census July 1, 1860 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#4
F E Bingham
about 1861 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Harshberger
after 1860 (Age 35 years)
Military
Union Army
1862 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham
February 1865 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 42 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 42 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#6
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham
August 25, 1868 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 44 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 10, 1870 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a son
#7
George Herbert Bingham
June 1871 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Price Bingham
August 1872 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Edgar “Willie” BinghamMargaret “Maggie” GrubbView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 8, 1878 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 53 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 grandson
#1
Edgar Ardenne Bingham
1879 (Age 54 years)
Census June 6, 1880 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterHarriett Bingham
after 1880 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Chester M Bingham
1882 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Rolla Sylvester Bingham
January 2, 1884 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Lonnie Victor Bingham
September 24, 1885 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Charles A Bingham
1887 (Age 62 years)
Death of a grandsonCharles A Bingham
1889 (Age 64 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Standard ShemwellPenelope Thompson “Nellie” BinghamView this family
November 5, 1890 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Bessie Lorene Bingham
January 9, 1891 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Ralph Bingham Shemwell
October 22, 1891 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childLardner Clark SwinneyMargaret V “Maggie” BinghamView this family
Type: Civil marriage
December 22, 1891 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Herbert BinghamMary Maud TurleyView this family
October 17, 1893 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Luna L Bingham
1894 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Kate Adelle Swinney
March 15, 1894 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell
May 18, 1894 (Age 69 years)
Note: or October 22, 1891
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Mary Emma Swinney
March 1896 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
William Ray Shemwell
December 2, 1897 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 73 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
#13
Walter N Bingham
October 28, 1898 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonF E Bingham
before 1900 (Age 75 years)

Birth of a grandson
#14
Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell
February 22, 1900 (Age 75 years)
Death of a granddaughterLuna L Bingham
July 2, 1900 (Age 75 years)
Burial of a granddaughterLuna L Bingham
1900 (Age 75 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 75 years)
Death of a grandsonEdgar Ardenne Bingham
1901 (Age 76 years)
Burial of a grandsonEdgar Ardenne Bingham
1901 (Age 76 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#15
Herbert Alexander Shemwell
May 27, 1902 (Age 77 years)
Death September 1, 1904 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 22, 1816Albemarle, Virginia, United States
4 years
elder brother
Jacob Bingham
Birth: February 17, 1820 25 14Virginia, United States
Death: July 26, 1908Saline, Missouri, United States
5 years
himself
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Harriett Bingham
Birth: about 1829 34 23Missouri, United States
Death: after 1880
2 years
younger sister
6 years
younger brother
Family with Minerva Valdenar - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 30, 1854Saline, Missouri, United States
1 year
son
John Bingham
Birth: about April 9, 1855 30 22
Death: November 3, 1855Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
17 months
daughter
Mary Alice Bingham
Birth: August 1858 33 25Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 1925Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
F E Bingham
Birth: about 1861 36 28Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900
4 years
daughter
Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham
Birth: February 1865 40 32Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: 1905Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
3 years
son
George Herbert Bingham
Birth: June 1871 46 38Saline, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1932Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Capt. George Bingham has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Mary Harshberger - Household

Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Mary I Binghamhead44FWVA
Jacob Binghamson28MWFarmerVA
Harriett Binghamdaughter21FWMO
William Binghamson14MWMO
George Binghamson25MWCarder?VA
Daniel Watt33MWPlastererKY
Julia Wattdaughter18FWMO

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
George Binghamhead35MWWaggon MakerVA
Mrs. Minerva Binghamwife24FWMD
William E Binghamson3MWMO
Mary Binghamdaughter1FWMO
James Valdenarfather in law76MWMD
Mrs. Darcus Aldridgemother in law68FWMD
Eliza F Martin31FWMD
Manerva Martin10FWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Geo Binghamhead43MWWagon MakerVA
Minerva Bingham, wife34FWKeeping HouseVA
W E Binghamson13MWMO
M A Binghamdaughter11FWMO
F E Binghamson9MWMO
M V Binghamdaughter7FWMO
N T Binghamdaughter4FWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Bingham, GeorgeWM55headMFarmingVAVAVA
Bingham, MinervaWF47wifeMKeeping HouseVAMDMD
Bingham, Mary AWF21daughterSMOVAVA
Bingham, MargaretWF14daughterSMOVAVA
Bingham, NellieWF12daughterSMOVAVA
Bingham, GeorgeWM10sonSMOVAVA
Robinson, JosephMW61SFarm LaborerMOVAMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household

Vanburen & 8th Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bingham, GeorgeheadWMAug182475M46VAVAVACarpenter
Bingham, MinervawifeWFNov183267M4685MDMDMD
Bingham, Mary AdaughterWFJuly185841SMOVAMDDress Maker