Edward ShemwellAge: 62 years1854–1917
- Name
- Edward Shemwell
- Given names
- Edward
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | November 1854 38 25 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jackson Shemwell November 1858 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie Shemwell about 1859 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | August 24, 1860 (Age 5 years) Address: Breckenridge Post Office |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda Shemwell 1861 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary A Shemwell about 1863 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emma Jane Shemwell April 6, 1864 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 12 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 12 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a father | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell after 1868 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 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 26, 1870 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Franks about 1874 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 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 25 years) |
 Occupation | Laborer 1880 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Lizzie Cooper — View this family December 26, 1885 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Bertha Shemwell June 9, 1890 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Belle Shemwell February 10, 1891 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 wife | Lizzie Cooper before 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 45 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Olivia “Ollie” McCauley after June 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Roby — Bertha Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 30, 1903 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Beulah Gladys Roby February 5, 1906 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Belle Shemwell October 2, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bertha Shemwell January 7, 1911 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 |
 Death | May 19, 1917 (Age 62 years) Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the liver |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell Birth: 1816 32 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1868 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Olivia “Ollie” McCauley Birth: December 1828 39 34 — Illinois, United States Death: after June 1900 |
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Marriage: July 4, 1848 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
James H Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1849 33 20 — Illinois, United States Death: April 5, 1900 |
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6 years himself |
Edward Shemwell Birth: November 1854 38 25 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: May 19, 1917 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
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14 months younger sister |
Mamie Shemwell Birth: about 1859 43 30 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Lucinda Shemwell Birth: 1861 45 32 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary A Shemwell Birth: about 1863 47 34 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: Missouri, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Emma Jane Shemwell Birth: April 6, 1864 48 35 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 1944 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth Nolin |
| father |
Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell Birth: 1816 32 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1868 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth Nolin Birth: September 17, 1817 21 20 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1846 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 13, 1843 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months half-brother |
Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell Birth: April 9, 1844 28 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1920 — Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Lizzie Cooper |
| himself |
Edward Shemwell Birth: November 1854 38 25 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: May 19, 1917 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Lizzie Cooper Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 26, 1885 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Bertha Shemwell Birth: June 9, 1890 35 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: January 7, 1911 — St. James, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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8 months daughter |
Belle Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1891 36 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1910 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell - Household
Pope Illinois
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Olivia “Ollie” McCauley - Household
Pope, Illinois
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Olivia Shemwell - Household
St. James, Mississippi, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Shemwell - Household
Massac, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Roby - Household
Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri
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