William Elza “Bill” ShemwellAge: 86 years1858–1944
- Name
- William Elza “Bill” Shemwell
- Given names
- William Elza
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | February 20, 1858 35 33 |
 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 | Milous Green Shemwell July 1860 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell December 1, 1863 (Age 5 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 8 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 8 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 10 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 7, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 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 8, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Emma Shemwell December 4, 1881 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Matilda Donelson — View this family about 1883 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Henry Claude Shemwell May 7, 1884 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lovelace Roscoe Shemwell July 31, 1886 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Willie N Shemwell August 5, 1888 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Willie N Shemwell October 29, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Carl McCoy Shemwell November 27, 1890 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Ann Shemwell June 25, 1891 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Luvenia “Vena” Roach October 12, 1892 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ruby Shemwell February 22, 1894 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Rex Shemwell April 14, 1896 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell March 8, 1897 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Ruth Shemwell July 3, 1898 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Shemwell July 28, 1898 (Age 40 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Jesse Shemwell July 27, 1899 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Elza Shemwell July 1, 1903 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Elza Shemwell July 30, 1903 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Clementine Shemwell February 27, 1905 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Claude Shemwell — Alva Lou Wood — View this family February 16, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Wood Shemwell May 6, 1912 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Carl McCoy Shemwell — Maude Robert Reed — View this family February 19, 1914 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Carlene Reed Shemwell December 3, 1915 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Lovelace Roscoe Shemwell — Lallah Reeves — View this family June 5, 1917 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Lee “Jimmy” Shemwell March 22, 1918 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sammie Lougene Shemwell May 14, 1918 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Street Forrest Hall — Ruby Shemwell — View this family June 29, 1918 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Annie Lou Shemwell October 10, 1918 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 | Clois Holmes — Jesse Shemwell — View this family 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 59 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 grandson #6 | Roscoe Randall Shemwell January 1, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | Lovelace Roscoe Shemwell January 23, 1919 (Age 60 years) Address: Camp McClellan Cause: Died in Flu epidemic of 1919 |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Clois Holmes Jr. October 14, 1919 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Martha Virginia Hall January 20, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Claudine Shemwell November 8, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Merle Shannon Shemwell November 14, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lura Kathlyn Shemwell February 12, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Milous Green Shemwell December 7, 1921 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Mary Beth Hall August 6, 1922 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Eileen Louise Shemwell December 22, 1924 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Margret Elaine Hall February 14, 1925 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Jesse Eugene Holmes February 15, 1925 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Annie Lou Shemwell February 8, 1928 (Age 69 years) |
| Burial of a granddaughter | Annie Lou Shemwell February 8, 1928 (Age 69 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| 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 |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Matilda Donelson March 3, 1931 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Street Forrest Hall Jr. March 23, 1931 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Laura Jean Shemwell April 28, 1931 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell December 1, 1932 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Martha Mae Shemwell February 13, 1934 (Age 75 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 82 years) |
| 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 |
 Death | March 2, 1944 (Age 86 years) Note: Home of Son of Carl on Estes Lane in Paducah, KY. Pa lived with my grandparents, Carl and Maude - Lenore55 |
 Burial | March 4, 1944 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Luvenia “Vena” Roach Birth: 1825 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1892 |
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Marriage: December 10, 1850 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Nancy Clementine Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1852 29 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 27, 1905 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Mary Emma Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1854 31 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1881 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Rebecca Ann Shemwell Birth: February 7, 1856 33 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1891 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Elza “Bill” Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1858 35 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1944 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: December 1, 1863 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1932 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Martha Matilda Donelson |
| himself |
William Elza “Bill” Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1858 35 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1944 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Matilda Donelson Birth: October 14, 1861 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1931 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1883 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
Henry Claude Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1884 26 22 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 21, 1967 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Lovelace Roscoe Shemwell Birth: July 31, 1886 28 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1919 — Calhoun, Alabama, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Willie N Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1888 30 26 Death: October 29, 1889 |
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2 years son |
Carl McCoy Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1890 32 29 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1966 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruby Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1894 36 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1968 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Rex Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1896 38 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1973 — Nokomis, Sarasota, Florida, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: July 3, 1898 40 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: July 28, 1898 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Jesse Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1899 41 37 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 8, 1989 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Elza Shemwell Birth: July 1, 1903 45 41 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 1903 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
William Elza “Bill” Shemwell has 54 first cousins recorded
Father's family (39)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J 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 (15)
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Elza Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Elza Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Marshall Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Elza Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall, Ky.
Notes: Living next door to Rex, Greene & Martha Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Elza Shemwell - Household
4th District Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
Notes: 7 doors down from Carl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Street Forrest Hall - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Death | Home of Son of Carl on Estes Lane in Paducah, KY. Pa lived with my grandparents, Carl and Maude - Lenore55 |