William Alexander ShemwellAge: 37 years1850–1887
- Name
- William Alexander Shemwell
- Given names
- William Alexander
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | May 11, 1850 30 28 |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 3 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell about 1852 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Adeline Shemwell September 5, 1854 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 5, 1856 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell April 30, 1858 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary L Shemwell 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Peter Pinkney Shemwell July 10, 1862 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell March 14, 1865 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 16 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 16 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1868 (Age 17 years) |
| Military service | Marshall County Militia 1869 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 18 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 20 years) |
| Military service | Marshall County Militia between 1872 and 1876 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 28 years) Cause: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes — View this family December 24, 1879 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 31 years) |
 Death | November 17, 1887 (Age 37 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1845 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Susanna Cox Shemwell Birth: 1848 27 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1868 |
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2 years himself |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Ann Shemwell Birth: about 1852 31 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Adeline Shemwell Birth: September 5, 1854 34 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1888 — Brewers, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: 1861 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months younger brother |
Peter Pinkney Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1862 42 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1920 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Rebecca Breezeel |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1892 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes |
| himself |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
| wife |
Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes Birth: October 2, 1860 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1919 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1879 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| James A Smith + Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes |
| wife’s husband |
James A Smith Birth: October 1850 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes Birth: October 2, 1860 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1919 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 10, 1891 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Henry Clay Travis + Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes |
| wife’s husband |
Henry Clay Travis Birth: December 17, 1846 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 10, 1934 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes Birth: October 2, 1860 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1919 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
William Alexander Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (35)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Pinkney H Shemwell + Sarah E Williamson
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (11)
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Brewers Mill, Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Alexander Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
Next door to William P Shemwell |