Thomas A ShemwellAge: 45 years1860–1905
- Name
- Thomas A Shemwell
- Given names
- Thomas A
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1860 32 21 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Elizabeth Shemwell February 9, 1862 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lula Lea Shemwell August 17, 1864 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Whitson Berry Shemwell October 1, 1864 (Age 4 years) Cause: Killed near Petersburg Virginia Note: Siege of Peeble's Farm |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 months)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 | John Cheek — Margaret Elizabeth Oldham — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 21, 1865 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 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 9 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 | August 24, 1870 (Age 10 years) Note: Thomas Douglas Oldham is his maternal grandfather. |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Elizabeth Oldham November 1, 1877 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Religious marriage | Mary “Mollie” Donigan — View this family September 15, 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Ann Brewer December 22, 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Thomas A Shemwell February 1886 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas Douglas Oldham 1886 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
 Death | April 1905 (Age 45 years) Cause of death: Typhoid pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Not Stated |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Whitson Berry Shemwell Birth: 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1864 — Petersburg, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Birth: May 7, 1838 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1877 — Orange, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1859 — Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months himself |
Thomas A Shemwell Birth: 1860 32 21 Death: April 1905 — New York, New York, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Dora Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1862 34 23 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States Death: August 13, 1935 — Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lula Lea Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1864 36 26 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: May 26, 1933 — Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Cheek |
| step-father |
John Cheek Birth: April 18, 1829 35 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1889 — Orange, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Birth: May 7, 1838 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1877 — Orange, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 21, 1865 — Orange, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Mary “Mollie” Donigan |
| himself |
Thomas A Shemwell Birth: 1860 32 21 Death: April 1905 — New York, New York, United States |
| wife |
Mary “Mollie” Donigan Birth: 1867 55 42 — Virginia, United States Death: May 13, 1941 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 15, 1885 — Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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5 months son |
Thomas A Shemwell Birth: February 1886 26 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Thomas Willis McCabe + Mary “Mollie” Donigan |
| wife’s husband |
Thomas Willis McCabe Birth: 1855 Death: February 16, 1933 |
| wife |
Mary “Mollie” Donigan Birth: 1867 55 42 — Virginia, United States Death: May 13, 1941 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: July 5, 1911 — Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
Thomas A Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (42)
Parents James Isaac Shemwell + … …
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
Parents John L Reid + Louisa Shemwell
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 (3)
Parents Moses Strowd + Mary J Oldham
Parents Alexander Oldham + Smitha A Pipkin
Parents Thomas Jefferson Oldham + Esther Ann “Anna” Clegg
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Douglas Oldham - Household
Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
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| Census | Thomas Douglas Oldham is his maternal grandfather. |