The Shemwell Family

George Washington WebbAge: 78 years18511930

Name
George Washington Webb
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Webb
Birth April 1851 30 28
Note: Or Cumberland, Tennessee
Birth of a brotherJesse Brown Webb
September 17, 1856 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherAndrew Jackson Webb
April 27, 1859 (Age 8 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
Census June 26, 1860 (Age 9 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
Birth of a brotherJames Monroe Webb Jr.
January 1866 (Age 14 years)
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 July 9, 1870 (Age 19 years)
MarriageNancy Jane LeeView this family
estimated 1871 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a son
#1
John L Webb
October 28, 1872 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Ann Webb
November 19, 1875 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James R Webb
March 15, 1877 (Age 25 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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Martha G Webb
June 4, 1879 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonJames R Webb
February 22, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterMartha G Webb
August 5, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Edward O Webb
September 11, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Death of a wifeNancy Jane Lee
July 3, 1883 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sonEdward O Webb
February 23, 1884 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sonJohn L Webb
March 1, 1884 (Age 32 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew Jackson Webb
July 29, 1886 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Betsie” Selby
September 20, 1886 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Jane Lee Wyatt
December 8, 1891 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Quincy WyattMary Ann WebbView this family
about 1891 (Age 39 years)

Death of a brotherWilliam Mitchell Webb
May 13, 1891 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Martin AkinsMary Ann WebbView this family
about 1902 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Arthur Eugene Akins
August 11, 1903 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Lavetta Akins
April 18, 1905 (Age 54 years)
Death of a fatherJames Monroe Webb Sr.
July 10, 1905 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Sarah Della Akins
February 6, 1907 (Age 55 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Death of a granddaughterSarah Della Akins
August 13, 1914 (Age 63 years)
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/
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJames Monroe Webb Jr.
July 15, 1922 (Age 71 years)

Marriage of a childPleasant Amos BrewerMary Ann WebbView this family
September 3, 1922 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 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 79 years)
Death after 1930 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pinkston-Webb Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1841
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
6 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Andrew Jackson Webb
Birth: April 27, 1859 38 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 29, 1886Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger brother
James Monroe Webb Jr.
Birth: January 1866 45 43Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 15, 1922
Family with Nancy Jane Lee - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1871
22 months
son
John L Webb
Birth: October 28, 1872 21 17Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1884Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
16 months
son
James R Webb
Birth: March 15, 1877 25 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 22, 1880Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Martha G Webb
Birth: June 4, 1879 28 24Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 1880Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Edward O Webb
Birth: September 11, 1881 30 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1884Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

George Washington Webb has 21 first cousins recorded

Birth
Or Cumberland, Tennessee
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Webb Sr. - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Monroe Webb Sr.head38MWFarmerVA
Mary A Webbwife37FWKeeping HouseAL
William M Webbson16MWFarmingTN
Mary J Webbdaughter15FWTN
Lloyd J Webbson11MWTN
George W Webbson10MWTN
Jesse B Webbson3MWTN
Andrew J Webbson1MWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Webb - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Webb, James Mhead50MWFarmerVA
Webb, Mary Awife48FWKeeping HouseAL
Webb, Lloyd Wson21MWHelps on farmTN
Webb, George Wson19MWHelps on farmTN
Webb, Jesse Bson12MWHelps on farmTN
Webb, Andrew Json11MWHelps on farmTN
Webb, James Mson3MWAt HomeTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Webb - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Webb, George WWM29headMFarmerTNVATN
Webb, Nancy JWF25wifeMTNTNTN
Webb, John LWM7sonSTNTNTN
Webb, Mary AWF5daughterSTNTNTN
Webb, Martha EWF1JundaughterSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Webb - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Webb, George WheadWMApr185149WdTNVAALFarmer
Webb, Mary AdaughterWFNov187425D11TNTNTN
Wyatt, Annie Jgrand daughterWFDec18918STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Webb - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Webb, George WheadMW58WdTNVAALFarmerGeneral Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Rev. William Benjamin Brewer - Household

Rikeville and Winnsap Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Brewer, BenheadMW76MTNTNTNNone
Brewer, Rebecca JwifeFW75MTNTNTN
Webb, George Wbtother in lawMW68WdTNTNTNRetail MerchantGrocery
Shrum, FloradaughterFW50WdTNTNTN
Shrum, Lelagrand daughterFW14STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nickolas Brown Webb - Household

Natura, Okmulgee, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Webb, Nickolas BheadMW44WdTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Webb, Lloyd WfatherMW81M22TNVAAL
Webb, Mary TmotherFW76M17TNTNTN
Webb, George WuncleMW78WdTNVAAL
Webb, Earnestelder brotherMW46STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Webb, Galtherelder brotherMW50STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm