Dr. Jonathan Nolin ShemwellAge: 76 years1844–1920
- Name
- Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- Jonathan Nolin
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | April 9, 1844 28 26 |
 Death of a mother | Elizabeth Nolin March 17, 1846 (Age 23 months) |
| Marriage of a parent | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell — Olivia “Ollie” McCauley — View this family July 4, 1848 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a half-brother | James H Shemwell April 20, 1849 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | October 12, 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Capt. Phillip B Nolin December 4, 1853 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Edward Shemwell November 1854 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Jackson Shemwell November 1858 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 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 half-sister | Mamie Shemwell about 1859 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | August 24, 1860 (Age 16 years) Address: Breckenridge Post Office |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lucinda Shemwell 1861 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary A Shemwell about 1863 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Emma Jane Shemwell April 6, 1864 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Harriet A Freeman — View this family February 8, 1865 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 22 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 22 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 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 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 26 years) Address: Shandsville |
 Occupation | Merchant 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 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 7, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Licensed Physician | Official Register of Legally Qualified Physicians December 8, 1891 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 half-brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 55 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 71 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 half-brother | Edward Shemwell May 19, 1917 (Age 73 years) Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 72 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 73 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 3, 1920 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | April 16, 1920 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Audubon 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 |
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 himself |
Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell Birth: April 9, 1844 28 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1920 — Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Olivia “Ollie” McCauley |
| father |
Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell Birth: 1816 32 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1868 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
| step-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 half-brother |
James H Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1849 33 20 — Illinois, United States Death: April 5, 1900 |
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6 years half-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 half-brother |
Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
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14 months half-sister |
Mamie Shemwell Birth: about 1859 43 30 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Lucinda Shemwell Birth: 1861 45 32 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Mary A Shemwell Birth: about 1863 47 34 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: Missouri, United States |
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15 months half-sister |
Emma Jane Shemwell Birth: April 6, 1864 48 35 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 1944 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Harriet A Freeman |
| himself |
Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell Birth: April 9, 1844 28 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1920 — Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Harriet A Freeman Birth: February 8, 1843 — Illinois, United States Death: March 3, 1923 — Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 8, 1865 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
Dr. Jonathan Nolin 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 | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell - Household
Pope Illinois
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| 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 - Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell - Household
Pope, Illinois
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell - Household
Dyers Hill, Livingston, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell - Household
Ballard, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Jonathan Nolin Shemwell - Household
Brooklyn, Massac Ill.
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