Judge Robert Lee ShemwellAge: 54 years1865–1919
- Name
- Judge Robert Lee Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Judge
- Given names
- Robert Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 14, 1865 45 43 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 21 months)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 months)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 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 13 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 12 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 1, 1880 (Age 15 years) Address: Smith Dist. |
| Death of a mother | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Alexander Shemwell November 17, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Adeline Shemwell April 12, 1888 (Age 23 years) Note: Brewer's Mill - Mother and child died at childbirth. |
| Graduated | Education April 9, 1889 (Age 24 years)Note: Smith's Business College, |
| Death of a brother | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell August 10, 1889 (Age 24 years) |
| Admitted Bar | Lawyer 1890 (Age 24 years)Note: Licensed attorney |
| Teaching | Teacher 1890 (Age 24 years)Note: Fall, Howard's Grove |
| Marriage of a parent | David Alexander Shemwell — Nancy Rebecca Breezeel — View this family February 1, 1892 (Age 26 years) |
| Won Election | Circuit Court Clerk 1892 (Age 26 years)Note: Democrat - Circuit Court Clerk |
 Marriage | Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland — View this family June 2, 1896 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Catherine Shemwell March 14, 1897 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Rebecca Shemwell August 18, 1898 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ruth Shemwell May 31, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Shemwell June 15, 1901 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Adeline Olivia Shemwell May 1902 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Laura Bell Shemwell January 15, 1904 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 39 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Death of a daughter | Laura Bell Shemwell June 20, 1904 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Julia Clark Shemwell March 17, 1905 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 23, 1906 (Age 41 years) Address: Pitman's Ferry |
| Birth of a son #7 | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. December 27, 1906 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell August 20, 1908 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. November 17, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 12, 1913 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 8, 1914 (Age 48 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell April 12, 1918 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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/ |
 Death | April 5, 1919 (Age 54 years) |
| Will | April 14, 1919 (9 days after death) Note: Bk 2, Page 334 |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Strow Cemetery Note: Judge Robert Lee Shemwell is buried in the Shemwell plot in the Strow Cemetery which is across the road from the Benton Cemetery in Benton, KY. J.A. Shemwell, grandson. |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
Susanna Cox Shemwell Birth: 1848 27 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1868 |
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2 years elder brother |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Ann Shemwell Birth: about 1852 31 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 |
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3 years elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: 1861 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months elder 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 himself |
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 Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland |
| himself |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland Birth: March 10, 1874 30 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 1959 — Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 2, 1896 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Mary Catherine Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1897 32 23 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Helen Rebecca Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1898 33 24 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1975 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: May 31, 1900 35 26 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1901 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Adeline Olivia Shemwell Birth: May 1902 37 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1973 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Laura Bell Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1904 38 29 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1904 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Julia Clark Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1905 40 31 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1987 — Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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21 months son |
Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. Birth: December 27, 1906 41 32 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1963 — Riverdale, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1908 43 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2006 — Dixon, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 17, 1910 45 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1994 — Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret Wayne Shemwell Birth: January 12, 1913 47 38 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1914 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1918 53 44 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 2011 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
Judge Robert Lee 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 | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Brewers Mill, Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Smiths, Marshall, KY.
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| Graduated | Smith's Business College, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admitted Bar | Licensed attorney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching | Fall, Howard's Grove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Won Election | Democrat - Circuit Court Clerk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Maiden Alley Benton, Marshall, Ky
Notes: Census says 8 chlidren born 6 living | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will | Bk 2, Page 334 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell is buried in the Shemwell plot in the Strow Cemetery which is across the road from the Benton Cemetery in Benton, KY. J.A. Shemwell, grandson. |