Thomas Alonzo ShemwellAge: 85 years1862–1947
- Name
- Thomas Alonzo Shemwell
- Given names
- Thomas Alonzo
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 6, 1862 43 33 |
 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 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell March 4, 1868 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Feezer October 2, 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 | September 9, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Roly Ann “Mary” Ivy April 1, 1875 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Pinkney Shemwell January 9, 1877 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 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 18 years) |
 Marriage | Hettie Louise Hathcock — View this family April 22, 1886 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Verna Belle Shemwell March 15, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Perna Shemwell April 6, 1889 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Earl Shemwell December 30, 1890 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Byron Shemwell January 24, 1893 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | Isaac Shemwell February 4, 1894 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Hoke Adley Shemwell February 1895 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Rollie Theron Shemwell February 6, 1897 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a son | Hoke Adley Shemwell October 14, 1897 (Age 35 years) Note: died as an infant of 2 years and 8 months. |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 #7 | Idella Shemwell June 10, 1899 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor February 27, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Isaac Reed Shemwell September 29, 1901 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Homer Acton Shemwell October 26, 1904 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Thomas Albin Shemwell July 9, 1906 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
 Occupation | Farmer 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Eunice Lorraine Shemwell March 6, 1911 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Earl Shemwell — Tommie Hobert McNutt — View this family December 15, 1912 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jack Taylor — Verna Belle Shemwell — View this family December 21, 1912 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Uval Zelna Shemwell October 31, 1913 (Age 51 years) Note: There was also a record indicating birth: January 25, 1914 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Nevil Shemwell October 31, 1913 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Homa Lavila Taylor November 13, 1913 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Uval Zelna Shemwell January 25, 1914 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 #4 | Halla Mae Shemwell November 21, 1917 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Amos Riley Howard — Perna Shemwell — View this family about 1918 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 55 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 granddaughter #5 | Genevieve V Shemwell December 17, 1919 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Nevil Shemwell before 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | January 26, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rollie Theron Shemwell — Malinda Edith Ray — View this family October 5, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Anna Louise Shemwell April 23, 1921 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Anna Louise Shemwell April 25, 1921 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Dortha Sue Shemwell July 8, 1923 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Earleen Shemwell April 27, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Raven Byron Shemwell October 22, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Washington Shemwell November 27, 1925 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Bernice Irene Shemwell January 6, 1927 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Homer Acton Shemwell — Cyrena Salome Wilkerson — View this family August 20, 1927 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Herman Lee Howard November 17, 1927 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Edith Laverne Shemwell March 4, 1928 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Barbara Louise Howard August 8, 1929 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Helen Marie Howard March 18, 1931 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Jimmie Franklin Shemwell October 30, 1932 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Wesley Shemwell March 17, 1933 (Age 71 years) Cause: chronic bronchitis Note: As pauper/senility |
| Marriage of a child | Isaac Reed Shemwell — Marie Katherine Kaiser — View this family about 1934 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Louise Carole Shemwell November 19, 1935 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Joan Ruth Tucker December 1, 1935 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Newton Shemwell January 24, 1936 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Betty Louise Shemwell March 2, 1939 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a wife | Hettie Louise Hathcock July 28, 1941 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell October 18, 1942 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 15, 1947 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clark's River Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor Birth: October 3, 1828 26 23 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: February 27, 1900 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
John Wesley Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1848 29 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1933 — Western State Hospital, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Pinkney Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1850 31 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 9, 1877 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: May 8, 1852 33 23 Death: July 19, 1853 |
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6 years elder brother |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1857 39 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 27, 1925 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Isaac Newton Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1859 40 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1936 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Thomas Alonzo Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1862 43 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1947 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1868 49 39 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1942 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Hettie Louise Hathcock |
| himself |
Thomas Alonzo Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1862 43 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1947 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Hettie Louise Hathcock Birth: March 28, 1869 24 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 28, 1941 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 22, 1886 — |
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11 months daughter |
Verna Belle Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1887 25 17 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1955 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Perna Shemwell Birth: April 6, 1889 27 20 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1975 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States |
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21 months son |
Earl Shemwell Birth: December 30, 1890 28 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1975 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Byron Shemwell Birth: January 24, 1893 30 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 21, 1952 — Benton, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Hoke Adley Shemwell Birth: February 1895 32 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1897 |
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2 years son |
Rollie Theron Shemwell Birth: February 6, 1897 35 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 8, 1975 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Idella Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1899 37 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1994 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Isaac Reed Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1901 39 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1985 — Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Homer Acton Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1904 42 35 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: March 10, 1994 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
Thomas Albin Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1906 44 37 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1996 — Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Eunice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: March 6, 1911 49 41 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 2000 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Symsonia, Graves, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Shemwell - Household
Isaac Shemwell - Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Shemwell - Household
Dist. 8 Graves,Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Shemwell - Household
Farmington Rd. Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Shemwell - Household
Symsonia Graves KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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