William Sherman “Will” ShemwellAge: 66 years1867–1933
- Name
- William Sherman “Will” Shemwell
- Given names
- William Sherman
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Will
 Birth | July 18, 1867 27 25 Note: or September 1866 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell May 1869 (Age 21 months) Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 23 months) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 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 | July 5, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Talitha Jennie Shemwell November 13, 1872 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 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 5, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 32 years) |
 Marriage | Sunella J “Villia” Brown — View this family after 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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 52 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
 Death | November 23, 1933 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years himself |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Sunella J “Villia” Brown |
| himself |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sunella J “Villia” Brown Birth: 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1950 — McLean, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1900 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Birth | or September 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Drakesboro Pct. Parradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Sherman Shemwell - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Sherman Shemwell - Household
Broad St. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Sherman Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2, Christian St. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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