Lewis T ShemwellAge: 74 years1860–1934
- Name
- Lewis T Shemwell
- Given names
- Lewis T
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 10, 1860 41 37 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 6 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” VanMetre December 2, 1863 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 months)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 6 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 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a mother | Susan Kerna Tabb May 20, 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 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 20 years) |
| Death of a father | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Louisa J “Louise” Bowers — View this family about 1893 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 1, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 12, 1907 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Permelia Shemwell before April 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph A Shemwell after 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell December 8, 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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 27, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 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 | May 1, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | George Ann Shemwell January 13, 1931 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell March 8, 1931 (Age 71 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
 Death | April 16, 1934 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | April 18, 1934 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Locust Creek Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| mother |
Susan Kerna Tabb Birth: November 14, 1822 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 15, 1840 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
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22 months elder sister |
George Ann Shemwell Birth: April 8, 1843 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1845 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1911 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Columbia Jane Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1847 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1907 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1850 31 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Shemwell Birth: 1852 32 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Sarah Permelia Shemwell Birth: March 10, 1855 36 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years himself |
Lewis T Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1860 41 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1934 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Louisa J “Louise” Bowers |
| himself |
Lewis T Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1860 41 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1934 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Louisa J “Louise” Bowers Birth: July 1860 29 29 — Illinois, United States Death: November 10, 1940 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1893 — |
Lewis T Shemwell has 27 first cousins recorded
Father's family (27)
Parents James Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents Alexander McEwing Christian + Jane Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Rastus Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Louis T Shemwell - Household
Beaucoup, Washington, Illinois
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Louis T Shemwell - Household
Raccoon, Marion, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Louis T Shemwell - Household
Country Road Ashley, Washington, Illinois
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