The Shemwell Family

James Martin StewartAge: 76 years18451921

Name
James Martin Stewart
Given names
James Martin
Surname
Stewart
Birth February 16, 1845 30 29
Birth of a sisterPhoebe Melvina Stewart
January 20, 1847 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 months)
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 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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
MarriageElizabeth Ann SmithView this family
September 6, 1866 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Allen Stewart
October 30, 1867 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 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 23 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ida L Stewart
May 1870 (Age 25 years)
Census June 18, 1870 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart
1872 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Cordelia Josephine Stewart
August 25, 1874 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah M Stewart
1876 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Stewart
November 22, 1877 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 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
#6
James H Stewart
November 1879 (Age 34 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Charles Melvin Stewart
August 9, 1882 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherNaomi Wise Nelson
April 16, 1885 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 55 years)
Marriage of a childAlvin W “Barney” StewartAnna B TurnerView this family
September 26, 1909 (Age 64 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 65 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth Ann Smith
May 24, 1915 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 70 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 71 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 72 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 74 years)
Death December 5, 1921 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jones Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Stewart
Birth: September 10, 1814Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 1877Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
mother
Naomi Wise Nelson
Birth: January 16, 1816Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1885Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Marriage: January 16, 1834Morgan, Illinois, United States
11 years
himself
23 months
younger sister
Phoebe Melvina Stewart
Birth: January 20, 1847 32 31Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: August 13, 1923Rush, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Family with Elizabeth Ann Smith - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 6, 1866Macoupin, Illinois, United States
14 months
son
William Allen Stewart
Birth: October 30, 1867 22 17Carlinville Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: 1953Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Ida L Stewart
Birth: May 1870 25 19Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart
Birth: 1872 26 21Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: June 21, 1930Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Cordelia Josephine Stewart
Birth: August 25, 1874 29 24White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: October 18, 1956Illinois, United States
2 years
daughter
4 years
son
3 years
son
Charles Melvin Stewart
Birth: August 9, 1882 37 32White Hall Township, Greene, Illinois, United States
Death: May 8, 1928Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - William Stewart - Household

Morgan, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Stewarthead36MWFarmer400TN
Naomi Stewartwife33FWKY
Johny Stewartson13MWILx
Alexander Stewartson8MWILx
William Stewartson7MWIL
James Stewartson6MWIL
Phoebe Stewartdaughter4FWIL
Melinda Stewartdaughter1FWIL

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Stewart, Jameshead25MWLaborerIL
Stewart, Annwife21FWKeeps HouseILx
Stewart, Williamson2MWIL
Stewart, Idadaughter0 years 1 monthFWILMay

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 84 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Stewart, James MWM35headMLaborerILTN
Stewart, Annie EWF31wifeMKeeping HouseIL
Stewart, William AWM12sonSAt HomexILILIL
Stewart, Ida SWF10daughterSSamexILILIL
Stewart, Alvin WWM8sonSxILILIL
Stewart, Josie DWF6daughterSILILIL
Stewart, Sarah MWF4daughterSILILIL
Stewart, James HWM2NovsonSILILIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 31 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Stewart, JamesheadWMFeb184555M33ILTNTNMail Agent0R H
Stewart, Annie EwifeWFMay185050M3376ILMOMOYesYesYes
Stewart, Alvin WsonWMMay187228SILILILClay Miner4YesYesYes
Stewart, James HsonWMNov187920SILILILTeamster3YesYesYes
Stewart, Charles MsonWMAug188217SILILILTeamster3YesYesYes
Saint, FrankgrandsonWMSept188910SILILILAt School8YesYesYes
Saint, EthelgranddaughterWFMay18928SILILILAt School8

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household

ED 148 Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Stewart, James MheadMW64M43ILTNILNoneYesYesRH
Stewart, Elizabeth AwifeFW54M4375ILMOMONoneYesYes
Stewart, Charles MsonMW24SILILILEnglishTeamsterCoal DealerWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alvin W “Barney” Stewart - Household

ED 177 Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Stewart, Anna BwifeRFW36MYesYesILUnknownUnknownYesScrub WomanWorking OutOA
Stewart, Alvin WheadMW47MYesYesILILILYesLaborerCorn Products CoW
Stewart, James MfatherMW74WdYesYesILTNILYesNone