James Washington ShemwellAge: 70 years1856–1926
- Name
- James Washington Shemwell
- Given names
- James Washington
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 2, 1856 24 32 Note: or Todd, Kentucky, USA |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell December 3, 1858 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 14, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel M Shemwell June 22, 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Katherine Shemwell October 30, 1864 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell August 29, 1868 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 12 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| 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 1, 1870 (Age 13 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 |
 Marriage | Laura Lee Brinkley — View this family June 30, 1879 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Minnie Beatrice Shemwell May 5, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Joseph “Will” Shemwell August 17, 1882 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ada May Shemwell July 9, 1884 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ethel Alice Shemwell October 30, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Harry Fountain Shemwell March 16, 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Leonard Mason Shemwell March 8, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Albert Ennis Shemwell May 6, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 son #8 | Charles Howard Shemwell August 17, 1899 (Age 42 years) Note: He is in June 1900 Census |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
 Occupation | Coal Miner 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Otis Lewis — Minnie Beatrice Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1904 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Maude Lewis June 5, 1904 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Hallie Louise Walls November 30, 1904 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Joseph “Will” Shemwell — Ollie E Steed — View this family December 25, 1905 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Aubrey Lewis 1906 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Halford Vermont Walls September 28, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Harrison Turnbull — Ethel Alice Shemwell — View this family November 29, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | George Harrison Turnbull January 24, 1908 (Age 51 years) Associate: James Walter Turnbull
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| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Walter Turnbull January 24, 1908 (Age 51 years) Associate: George Harrison Turnbull
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| Birth of a grandson #7 | Russell Wilbert Walls November 5, 1909 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a grandson | George Harrison Turnbull September 20, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | James Walter Shemwell August 28, 1911 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Thelma Alene Walls November 28, 1912 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Laura Mildred Walls March 7, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Laura Nell Turnbull March 12, 1915 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Ida Abigail Shemwell February 8, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | William Wallace Walls February 10, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. May 26, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 granddaughter #15 | Margaret Miladean Shemwell March 12, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | James Edwin “Pud” Walls June 5, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Allie Gray Shemwell December 19, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Allie Gray Shemwell February 12, 1918 (Age 61 years) Cause: Bronchitis & Meningitis |
| Burial of a granddaughter | Allie Gray Shemwell February 13, 1918 (Age 61 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Ennis Payne Shemwell March 15, 1919 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell December 13, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | January 29, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Leonard Donald Shemwell September 8, 1921 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 65 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Howard Shemwell — Violet Marie Burgess — View this family July 15, 1922 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Elizabeth Marie Shemwell April 16, 1923 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Reva Nell Shemwell November 21, 1923 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Claudene Shemwell January 31, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Drusilla F Shemwell March 8, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Laura Leigh Shemwell July 9, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls August 6, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell August 20, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Eula Mae Shemwell July 5, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell February 23, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | September 26, 1926 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Black Shemwell Birth: August 26, 1832 26 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1921 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock Birth: May 3, 1824 23 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1851 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell Birth: December 1851 19 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1926 — Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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5 months elder sister |
Drusilla F Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1852 19 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John L Shemwell Birth: August 1854 21 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1858 26 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel M Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1861 28 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1935 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Katherine Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1864 32 40 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1868 36 44 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1936 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Laura Lee Brinkley |
| himself |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ethel Alice Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1887 31 30 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1950 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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17 months son |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
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2 years son |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
James Washington Shemwell has 48 first cousins recorded
Father's family (43)
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
Mother's family (5)
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
| Birth | or Todd, Kentucky, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household
4th Pct. Paradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
Notes: Mary C. & Susan S. Shemwell are Black. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Same page as John & Joseph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Maud & Aubrey Lewis are grandchildren -b |