The Shemwell Family

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Birth	November 29, 1861 38 17 Missouri, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 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
Marriage of a parent	David W Hill — Parthenia E Moore — View this family April 15, 1866 (Age 4 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years) Alaska, USA 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 5 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sister	Clara Bertha Hill April 12, 1868 (Age 6 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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 half-brother	David W Hill Jr February 25, 1871 (Age 9 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a father	James C Thomas August 9, 1873 (Age 11 years) Clinton, Missouri, United States
Marriage of a parent	John A Epps — Parthenia E Moore — View this family Type: Civil marriage January 10, 1876 (Age 14 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Census	1876 (Age 14 years) Butler, Missouri, United States Shared note: Missouri State - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household Missouri State - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household Butler, Missouri, United States Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond BP Occupation Epps, John head M W 21 to 45 years Hill, David W stepson M W to 9 years Epps, James A son M W to 9 years Epps, Parthenis E wife F W 21 to 45 years Thomas, Mary J stepdaughter F W 10 to 18 years Epps, Emma Ann daughter F W to 9 years
Marriage	James Wesley Brannum — View this family about 1878 (Age 16 years) Kentucky, United States Note: Marriage info based on 1900 census
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 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 half-sister	Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps October 14, 1879 (Age 17 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Thomas Daniel Epps March 10, 1882 (Age 20 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps March 2, 1884 (Age 22 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #1	Clarence Brannum March 5, 1886 (Age 24 years) Missouri, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Lulu May Epps April 14, 1886 (Age 24 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years) Cuba 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 8, 1900 (Age 38 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Wesley Brannum - Household 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Wesley Brannum - Household Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Brannum, James W head W M Oct 1860 38 M 22 MO NC TN Farmer Yes Yes Yes O F F Brannum, Mary J wife W F Nov 1860 38 M 22 5 5 MO TN MO Yes Yes Yes Brannum, James T son W M Oct 1883 S MO MO MO At School 6 Yes Yes Yes Brannum, Clarence son W M Mar 1886 S MO MO MO At School 6 Yes Yes Yes Brannum, Arthur son W M Sep 1888 S MO MO MO At School 6 Yes Yes Yes Brannum, Phillip E son W M Aug 1891 S MO MO MO Brannum, Oscar son W M Jun 1895 S MO MO MO
Death	July 28, 1903 (Age 41 years) Missouri, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Parthenia E Moore Mary Jane Thomas James C Thomas Birth: April 1823 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 9, 1873 — Clinton, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John A Epps Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps Thomas Daniel Epps Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps Lulu May Epps Family with spouse David W Hill Clara Bertha Hill David W Hill Jr Family with spouse James C Thomas Mary Jane Thomas Parthenia E Moore Birth: April 9, 1844 — Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1907 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: November 29, 1860 — Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Wesley Brannum Clarence Brannum Mary Jane Thomas Birth: November 29, 1861 38 17 — Missouri, United States Death: July 28, 1903 — Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with John A Epps - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Parthenia E Moore Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps Thomas Daniel Epps Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps Lulu May Epps Family with spouse Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum Emma Ann Epps James Albert “Jimmie” Epps John A Epps Birth: November 24, 1835 27 23 — Missouri, United States Death: January 2, 1913 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John A Epps Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps Thomas Daniel Epps Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps Lulu May Epps Family with spouse David W Hill Clara Bertha Hill David W Hill Jr Family with spouse James C Thomas Mary Jane Thomas Parthenia E Moore Birth: April 9, 1844 — Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1907 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: January 10, 1876 — Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Albert Franklin Leader Minerva E Leader Adeline Leader Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps Birth: October 14, 1879 43 35 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 15, 1967 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Julia Anna Armstrong Bernice Evelyn Epps John Richard Epps Elmer Rosco Epps Neil Clifford Epps Raymond Lewis Epps Grady Carroll Epps Jeanice Epps Thomas Daniel Epps Birth: March 10, 1882 46 37 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 1967 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Wilson Dorothy Parthenia Wilson Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps Birth: March 2, 1884 48 39 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1977 — Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Frank Davis Lulu May Epps Birth: April 14, 1886 50 42 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 1, 1930 — Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States

Mother’s family with David W Hill - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Parthenia E Moore Clara Bertha Hill David W Hill Jr David W Hill Birth: 1836 — Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: August 26, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John A Epps Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps Thomas Daniel Epps Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps Lulu May Epps Family with spouse David W Hill Clara Bertha Hill David W Hill Jr Family with spouse James C Thomas Mary Jane Thomas Parthenia E Moore Birth: April 9, 1844 — Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1907 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: April 15, 1866 — Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Clara Bertha Hill Birth: April 12, 1868 32 24 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 2, 1942 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree David W Hill Jr Birth: February 25, 1871 35 26 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1959 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Family with James Wesley Brannum - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Thomas Clarence Brannum James Wesley Brannum Birth: October 16, 1861 — Missouri, United States Death: August 21, 1925 — Missouri, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Wesley Brannum Clarence Brannum Mary Jane Thomas Birth: November 29, 1861 38 17 — Missouri, United States Death: July 28, 1903 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: about 1878 — Kentucky, United States
8 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriet June “Hattie” Warbington Clarence Brannum Birth: March 5, 1886 24 24 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1974 — Missouri, United States

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Census View	Missouri State - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household Butler, Missouri, United States Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond BP Occupation Epps, John head M W 21 to 45 years Hill, David W stepson M W to 9 years Epps, James A son M W to 9 years Epps, Parthenis E wife F W 21 to 45 years Thomas, Mary J stepdaughter F W 10 to 18 years Epps, Emma Ann daughter F W to 9 years
Marriage	Marriage info based on 1900 census
Census View	1900 United States - Census transcript - James Wesley Brannum - Household Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Brannum, James W head W M Oct 1860 38 M 22 MO NC TN Farmer Yes Yes Yes O F F Brannum, Mary J wife W F Nov 1860 38 M 22 5 5 MO TN MO Yes Yes Yes Brannum, James T son W M Oct 1883 S MO MO MO At School 6 Yes Yes Yes Brannum, Clarence son W M Mar 1886 S MO MO MO At School 6 Yes Yes Yes Brannum, Arthur son W M Sep 1888 S MO MO MO At School 6 Yes Yes Yes Brannum, Phillip E son W M Aug 1891 S MO MO MO Brannum, Oscar son W M Jun 1895 S MO MO MO

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	James C Thomas 1823–1873
mother Parents (unknown)	Parthenia E Moore 1844–1907
herself Family James Wesley Brannum Clarence Brannum	Mary Jane Thomas 1861–1903
Mother’s family with John A Epps
step-father Parents Joshua Epps Sarah “Sally” McGehee	John A Epps 1835–1913
mother Parents (unknown)	Parthenia E Moore 1844–1907
half-sister Family Albert Franklin Leader Minerva E Leader Adeline Leader	Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps 1879–1967
half-brother Family Julia Anna Armstrong Bernice Evelyn Epps John Richard Epps Elmer Rosco Epps Neil Clifford Epps Raymond Lewis Epps Grady Carroll Epps Jeanice Epps	Thomas Daniel Epps 1882–1967
half-sister Family Thomas Wilson Dorothy Parthenia Wilson	Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps 1884–1977
half-sister Family William Frank Davis	Lulu May Epps 1886–1930
Mother’s family with David W Hill
step-father Parents (unknown)	David W Hill 1836–1870
mother Parents (unknown)	Parthenia E Moore 1844–1907
half-sister Family (none)	Clara Bertha Hill 1868–1942
half-brother Family (none)	David W Hill Jr 1871–1959
Family with James Wesley Brannum
husband Parents (unknown)	James Wesley Brannum 1861–1925
herself Parents James C Thomas Parthenia E Moore	Mary Jane Thomas 1861–1903
son Family Harriet June “Hattie” Warbington	Clarence Brannum 1886–1974