Rebecca Ann ShemwellAge: 35 years1856–1891
- Name
- Rebecca Ann Shemwell
- Given names
- Rebecca Ann
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 7, 1856 33 31 |
 Birth of a brother | William Elza “Bill” Shemwell February 20, 1858 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | Milous Green Shemwell July 1860 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell December 1, 1863 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 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 10 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 12 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 7, 1870 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 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 8, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Emma Shemwell December 4, 1881 (Age 25 years) |
 Death | June 25, 1891 (Age 35 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Luvenia “Vena” Roach Birth: 1825 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1892 |
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Marriage: December 10, 1850 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Nancy Clementine Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1852 29 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 27, 1905 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Mary Emma Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1854 31 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1881 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months herself |
Rebecca Ann Shemwell Birth: February 7, 1856 33 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1891 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Elza “Bill” Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1858 35 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1944 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: December 1, 1863 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1932 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
Rebecca Ann Shemwell has 54 first cousins recorded
Father's family (39)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J 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 (15)
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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