Allen ShemwellAge: 16 years1854–1870
- Name
- Allen Shemwell
- Given names
- Allen
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1854 32 26 |
 Birth of a brother | Walter P Shemwell 1858 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)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 | Edgar James Shemwell July 6, 1860 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar James Shemwell February 26, 1862 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John E Shemwell 1864 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 |
 Occupation | Bank Clerk 1870 (Age 16 years) |
 Death | August 1870 (Age 16 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Poindexter Shemwell Birth: 1822 32 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1873 — Florida, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth J McClennan Birth: about 1828 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 26, 1851 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
William M Shemwell Birth: 1852 30 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 24, 1920 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
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3 years himself |
Allen Shemwell Birth: 1854 32 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 1870 — Alachua, Florida, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Walter P Shemwell Birth: 1858 36 30 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Edgar James Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1860 38 32 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States Death: February 26, 1862 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John E Shemwell Birth: 1864 42 36 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth L McDonald |
| father |
Poindexter Shemwell Birth: 1822 32 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1873 — Florida, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth L McDonald Birth: December 3, 1830 30 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 31, 1850 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 28, 1849 — Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
Allen Shemwell has 40 first cousins recorded
Father's family (40)
Parents James Isaac Shemwell + … …
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
Parents John L Reid + Louisa Shemwell
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Poindexter Shemwell - Household
Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC
There are 27 people living in the "Shemwell House" |