Jackson Shemwell1858–
- Name
- Jackson Shemwell
- Given names
- Jackson
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | November 1858 42 29 |
 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 sister | Mamie Shemwell about 1859 (Age 2 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda Shemwell 1861 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary A Shemwell about 1863 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emma Jane Shemwell April 6, 1864 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
| Death of a father | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell after 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| 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 | July 26, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Franks about 1874 (Age 15 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 1, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar — View this family December 24, 1885 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Minor Bird Shemwell October 19, 1886 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mayme Lee Shemwell December 1887 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | Minor Bird Shemwell July 3, 1888 (Age 29 years) Cause: Flux |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Myrtle Shemwell March 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 41 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Olivia “Ollie” McCauley after June 1900 (Age 41 years) |
 Divorce | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar — View this family October 9, 1902 (Age 43 years) |
| Consent of guardian | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar — View this family Consent of guardian Note: Lucian Miller |
| Marriage of a child | John Humphrey Parker — Mayme Lee Shemwell — View this family September 26, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Lucille Maria “Lucy” Parker June 30, 1908 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Marshall Vance Parker February 14, 1913 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a brother | Edward Shemwell May 19, 1917 (Age 58 years) Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver |
| Marriage of a child | William W Plum — Mayme Lee Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 5, 1918 (Age 59 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 |
| 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/ |
| Death of a half-brother | Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell April 16, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar March 20, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar March 21, 1921 (Age 62 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Marriage of a child | William J Sherwood — Mayme Lee Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage September 22, 1924 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 |
| Marriage of a child | William Robley Lennox — Myrtle Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage June 25, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clemens Domonic Ganz — Mayme Lee Shemwell — View this family before 1940 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma Jane Shemwell April 12, 1944 (Age 85 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 91 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a daughter | Mayme Lee Shemwell July 8, 1960 (Age 101 years) Cause: Colon Cancer |
| Burial of a daughter | Mayme Lee Shemwell July 11, 1960 (Age 101 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Lawn Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 87 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 | unknown |
| 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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar |
| himself |
Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
| ex-wife |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1885 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: October 9, 1902 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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10 months son |
Minor Bird Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1886 27 17 Death: July 3, 1888 — East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Myrtle Shemwell Birth: March 1892 33 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1980 |
| Edward E Bigham + Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar |
| wife’s husband |
Edward E Bigham Birth: May 11, 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: July 11, 1932 — St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States |
| ex-wife |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1904 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
Jackson Shemwell has 47 first cousins recorded
Father's family (47)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| 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 - Jackson Shemwell - Household
1900 Birds Point, Mississippi, MO
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| Consent of guardian | Lucian Miller |