Pleasant Greenberry ShemwellAge: 42 years1846–1889
- Name
- Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell
- Given names
- Pleasant Greenberry
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 22, 1846 26 24 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1848 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | William Alexander Shemwell May 11, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell about 1852 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Adeline Shemwell September 5, 1854 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 5, 1856 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell April 30, 1858 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary L Shemwell 1861 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Peter Pinkney Shemwell July 10, 1862 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell March 14, 1865 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 | Marshall County Militia 1866 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1868 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 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 1, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Mlitiary Service | Marshall County Militia between 1868 and 1876 (Age 21 years)Note: Marshall County Militia |
 Religious marriage | Martha Angeline Lyles — View this family January 17, 1878 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 31 years) Cause: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 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 son #1 | Oscar Turner Shemwell September 29, 1879 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 33 years) Address: Smith Dist. |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bettie Emilou Shemwell May 20, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Almon Ray Hix Shemwell March 2, 1883 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Etta Adaline Shemwell March 3, 1885 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Jack Owen Shemwell May 30, 1887 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Alexander Shemwell November 17, 1887 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Adeline Shemwell April 12, 1888 (Age 41 years) Note: Brewer's Mill - Mother and child died at childbirth. |
| Public Service | Public Service Note: Sec.-Treas. Oak Level Telephone Co. |
 Death | August 10, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell November 8, 1889 (2 months after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1845 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Susanna Cox Shemwell Birth: 1848 27 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1868 |
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2 years younger brother |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Ann Shemwell Birth: about 1852 31 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Adeline Shemwell Birth: September 5, 1854 34 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1888 — Brewers, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: 1861 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months younger brother |
Peter Pinkney Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1862 42 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1920 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Rebecca Breezeel |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1892 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Martha Angeline Lyles |
| himself |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Angeline Lyles Birth: December 2, 1854 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 2, 1923 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1878 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
Oscar Turner Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1879 32 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Bettie Emilou Shemwell Birth: May 20, 1881 34 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1966 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
Almon Ray Hix Shemwell Birth: March 2, 1883 36 28 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1960 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Etta Adaline Shemwell Birth: March 3, 1885 38 30 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 19, 1910 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Jack Owen Shemwell Birth: May 30, 1887 40 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 19, 1968 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1889 42 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1965 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (35)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Pinkney H Shemwell + Sarah E Williamson
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (11)
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Brewers Mill, Marshall, Ky.
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| Mlitiary Service | Marshall County Militia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Smiths, Marshall, KY.
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| Public Service | Sec.-Treas. Oak Level Telephone Co. |