Penelope Thompson “Nellie” BinghamAge: 57 years1868–1925
- Name
- Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham
- Given names
- Penelope Thompson
- Surname
- Bingham
- Married name
- Penelope Thompson Shemwell
- Nickname
- Nellie
 Birth | August 25, 1868 44 35 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 months)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 21 months) |
 Birth of a brother | George Herbert Bingham June 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 6, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | William Standard Shemwell — View this family November 5, 1890 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ralph Bingham Shemwell October 22, 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruth Valdenar Shemwell May 18, 1894 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Ray Shemwell December 2, 1897 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 brother | F E Bingham before 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 22, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 31 years) Address: East Part |
| Birth of a son #5 | Herbert Alexander Shemwell May 27, 1902 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Capt. George Bingham September 1, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham 1905 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Rachel Kibler Shemwell August 29, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Edgar “Willie” Bingham February 27, 1911 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Jefferson Sims — Ruth Valdenar Shemwell — View this family November 3, 1912 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a son | Ralph Bingham Shemwell February 4, 1913 (Age 44 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. February 12, 1914 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Minerva Valdenar June 13, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herbert Alexander Shemwell — Roxie Lee “Bobbie” Turley — View this family July 12, 1920 (Age 51 years) Address: Bingham Home |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Herbert Turley Shemwell April 12, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Herbert Turley Shemwell April 12, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell — Vinita Francis Potter — View this family February 1, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Theodocia Lee Shemwell February 27, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Hubert Potter “Hoot” Shemwell October 27, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Donald Turley Shemwell November 21, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Visiting relatives in Blackwater | Newspaper |
| Religion | Christian Church before 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Francis Sims January 13, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Alice Bingham March 3, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
 Death | November 3, 1925 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Capt. George Bingham Birth: August 24, 1824 30 18 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: September 1, 1904 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Minerva Valdenar Birth: November 3, 1832 48 40 — Montgomery, Maryland, United States Death: June 13, 1916 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 30, 1854 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
John Bingham Birth: about April 9, 1855 30 22 Death: November 3, 1855 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Edgar “Willie” Bingham Birth: April 9, 1857 32 24 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 27, 1911 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Mary Alice Bingham Birth: August 1858 33 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
F E Bingham Birth: about 1861 36 28 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 |
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4 years elder sister |
Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham Birth: February 1865 40 32 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: 1905 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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4 years herself |
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Birth: August 25, 1868 44 35 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Herbert Bingham Birth: June 1871 46 38 — Saline, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 1932 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with William Standard Shemwell |
| husband |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Birth: August 25, 1868 44 35 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1890 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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1 year son |
Ralph Bingham Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1891 23 23 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1913 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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4 years son |
William Ray Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 26, 1967 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1900 31 31 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1976 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Herbert Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1902 33 33 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 14, 1995 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Rachel Kibler Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1906 37 38 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1997 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| William Standard Shemwell + Lulu Olivia Black |
| husband |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Lulu Olivia Black Birth: March 10, 1876 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1942 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1926 — |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Notes: Arrow Rock & Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Notes: Van Buren St. |