William McKinley ShemwellAge: 73 years1843–1917
- Name
- William McKinley Shemwell
- Given names
- William McKinley
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 20, 1843 20 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell March 28, 1844 (Age 3 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell 1846 (Age 2 years) Note: or Green County, Kentucky |
| Birth of a brother | James Caswell Shemwell April 22, 1848 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 grandfather | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 5 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a sister | Elphina Ella Shemwell March 13, 1850 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell August 12, 1857 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell May 4, 1859 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 8, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell September 23, 1861 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 |
| Military service | 8th Missouri CSA calv. 10th Inf. Co. B between 1864 and 1865 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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 |
 Marriage | Sarah Permelia Shemwell — View this family February 10, 1873 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell March 9, 1876 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Shemwell March 18, 1876 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mattie Shemwell October 10, 1876 (Age 32 years) Note: October 11, 1876 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ethel Shemwell September 1, 1878 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a daughter | Mattie Shemwell before 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ethel Shemwell before 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Infant Shemwell May 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ada Dell Shemwell May 16, 1882 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell April 5, 1885 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Eva M Shemwell August 1889 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Eddie Lewis Shemwell April 10, 1892 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Frank Glenn Shemwell March 21, 1895 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a son | Infant Shemwell before 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell — Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Oberdorf — View this family October 13, 1903 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Richard L “Richie” Shemwell June 13, 1904 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 61 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a mother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 61 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Birtram Clyde Shemwell September 28, 1906 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thelbert Joseph “T.J.” Shemwell March 3, 1909 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Permelia Shemwell before April 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Hamilton “Will” Reeves — Ada Dell Shemwell — View this family August 3, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Claud Orbit Lyons — Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell — View this family August 3, 1910 (Age 66 years) Address: Court House |
| Death of a grandson | Birtram Clyde Shemwell December 13, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Vernon Clyde Reeves February 10, 1912 (Age 68 years) |
 Military | Civil War Type: Confederate Pension Application April 25, 1912 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Delma Elizabeth Lyons May 21, 1913 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Onnie Lee Reeves May 2, 1914 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Onnie Lee Reeves December 15, 1914 (Age 70 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Delbert Clifford “Pat” Shemwell February 17, 1916 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Hazel Dovie Reeves August 17, 1916 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 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 #9 | Ruth Fay Lyons February 10, 1917 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Hazel Dovie Reeves July 5, 1917 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 73 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 |
 Death | November 25, 1917 (Age 73 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia & Paralysis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1823 25 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1905 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Catherine Hall Birth: December 23, 1821 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1905 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1842 — |
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2 years himself |
William McKinley Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1843 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 months younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1844 21 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1933 |
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3 years younger sister |
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell Birth: 1846 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1928 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James Caswell Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1848 25 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1927 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Elphina Ella Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1850 27 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1927 — Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 12, 1857 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1942 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1859 36 37 — Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 15, 1942 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1861 38 39 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1947 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Sarah Permelia Shemwell |
| himself |
William McKinley Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1843 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1917 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Permelia Shemwell Birth: March 10, 1855 36 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 10, 1873 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Joseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell Birth: March 9, 1876 32 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1948 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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7 months daughter |
Mattie Shemwell Birth: October 10, 1876 32 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ethel Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1878 34 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
Infant Shemwell Birth: May 1880 36 25 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1900 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ada Dell Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1882 38 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1885 41 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1968 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Eva M Shemwell Birth: August 1889 45 34 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Eddie Lewis Shemwell Birth: April 10, 1892 48 37 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 17, 1964 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Frank Glenn Shemwell Birth: March 21, 1895 51 40 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1958 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
William McKinley Shemwell has 35 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Henry Mitchell + Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
Mother's family (28)
Parents John Y Carneal + Barbary Ann Hall
Parents Irvin Gilbert + Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
Parents James F “Jin” Hall + Rebecca A “Becky” Munday
Parents Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha Jane Sherrell
Parents Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha E Tatum
Parents William Charles Neal + Lucinda A Hall
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Shemwell - Household
Bowling Green Twp, Pettis, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William McKenley Shemwell - Household
Sharon, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William McKenley Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William McKenley Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Ky.
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