Delila Pairlee ShemwellAge: 80 years1867–1948
- Name
- Delila Pairlee Shemwell
- Given names
- Delila Pairlee
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 23, 1867 37 34 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 18 months) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 months)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 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Anderson Shemwell May 5, 1871 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mattie V Shemwell March 3, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 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 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin January 12, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Henry Shemwell — Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Latham — View this family September 8, 1892 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 |
| Death of a father | William Henry Shemwell May 14, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leroy J Shemwell November 18, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | James H Shemwell November 18, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James H Shemwell 1906 (Age 38 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie V Shemwell July 11, 1914 (Age 46 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a sister | Mattie V Shemwell July 12, 1914 (Age 46 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wyatt Chapel Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | John William Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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/ |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 14, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 78 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 | June 17, 1948 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: June 1, 1830 24 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin Birth: April 11, 1833 27 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1885 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 21, 1852 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Drucilla J Shemwell Birth: 1854 23 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
John William Shemwell Birth: February 1856 25 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Leroy J Shemwell Birth: May 1858 27 25 Death: November 18, 1906 |
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3 years elder brother |
James H Shemwell Birth: February 12, 1861 30 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1906 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years herself |
Delila Pairlee Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1867 37 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1948 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Anderson Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1871 40 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 4, 1958 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mattie V Shemwell Birth: March 3, 1874 43 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 11, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Latham |
| father |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: June 1, 1830 24 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Latham Birth: February 27, 1854 39 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 4, 1933 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 8, 1892 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shemwell - Household
Sharon Dist. Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shemwell - Household
Parradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household
111 Elkton Road Muhlenberg, KY
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