Walter P Shemwell1858–
- Name
- Walter P Shemwell
- Given names
- Walter P
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1858 36 30 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 2 years) |
 Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar James Shemwell February 26, 1862 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John E Shemwell 1864 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen Shemwell August 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Poindexter Shemwell 1873 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 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 16, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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 of a brother | William M Shemwell August 24, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 92 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 88 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 | unknown |
| 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 elder brother |
Allen Shemwell Birth: 1854 32 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 1870 — Alachua, Florida, United States |
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5 years himself |
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 |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Poindexter Shemwell - Household
Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC
There are 27 people living in the "Shemwell House" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth L McDonald - Household
Gainesville, Alachua, FL,
Notes: Difficult to read | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth L McDonald - Household
Levy Florida
Not sure if this correct, says Elizabeth is Divorced, and W Shemwell could be William or Walter as age is in between both. |