Mary A Shemwell1863–
- Name
- Mary A Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary A
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary A Fox
 Birth | about 1863 47 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Emma Jane Shemwell April 6, 1864 (Age 15 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 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 4 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 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 | 1870 (Age 7 years) Address: with Mother |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Franks about 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 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 17 years) |
 Marriage | James W Fox — View this family December 24, 1882 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 37 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 37 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Death of a mother | Olivia “Ollie” McCauley after June 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 years) Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 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 55 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 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Death of a husband | James W Fox September 26, 1932 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma Jane Shemwell April 12, 1944 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 87 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 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 | |
| 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 elder brother |
Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
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14 months elder sister |
Mamie Shemwell Birth: about 1859 43 30 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Lucinda Shemwell Birth: 1861 45 32 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
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 James W Fox |
| husband |
James W Fox Birth: March 2, 1865 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: September 26, 1932 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mary A Shemwell Birth: about 1863 47 34 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1882 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
Mary A 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 | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Olivia Shemwell - Household
St. James, Mississippi, Missouri
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