William M ShemwellAge: 68 years1852–1920
- Name
- William M Shemwell
- Given names
- William M
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1852 30 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Allen Shemwell 1854 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter P Shemwell 1858 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 8 years) |
 Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar James Shemwell February 26, 1862 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John E Shemwell 1864 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 15 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 15 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 17 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 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen Shemwell August 1870 (Age 18 years) |
 Occupation | Post Office Clerk 1870 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | Poindexter Shemwell 1873 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 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 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 64 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 65 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 66 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 | August 24, 1920 (Age 68 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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 |
William M 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" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |