Mary Hester SherrodAge: 74 years1848–1922
- Name
- Mary Hester Sherrod
- Given names
- Mary Hester
- Surname
- Sherrod
- Married name
- Mary Hester Shemwell
 Birth | January 1848 45 42 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 sister | Cornelia E Sherrod 1849 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Josephine Sherrod 1850 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | September 13, 1860 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. — View this family November 1, 1868 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell October 5, 1869 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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 | October 6, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Willie Shemwell estimated 1871 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Etta Bell Shemwell August 4, 1872 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Willie Shemwell estimated 1875 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | George Henry Shemwell January 4, 1876 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nellie Shemwell 1879 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Sherrod after June 18, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Piety E Horn after June 18, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Samuel Christian Shemwell March 31, 1882 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell — Sarah Permelia Sherrod — View this family January 31, 1888 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Noble John Shemwell August 3, 1889 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Delia P Shemwell October 30, 1890 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas Asher — Etta Bell Shemwell — View this family 1892 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Melvin M Shemwell February 8, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Melvin M Shemwell March 3, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Leslie Elbert Asher July 2, 1894 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Henry Shemwell — Lucinda “Lou” Stinson — View this family March 13, 1895 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Ellis Elvin Asher October 6, 1895 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Betty Shemwell February 8, 1896 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Daisy Pearl Shemwell February 18, 1896 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Hettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher February 13, 1898 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 9, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Etta Mae Shemwell August 29, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | John Riley Asher September 19, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Christian Shemwell — Bird Clio “Birdie” Hinton — View this family November 28, 1901 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell January 11, 1903 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Laurene Carrie Shemwell January 8, 1906 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Finis N Shemwell February 22, 1907 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Howard Shemwell October 18, 1918 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Howard Shemwell October 18, 1918 (Age 70 years) Cause: Stillborn |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Geneva Clio Shemwell May 19, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a son | George Henry Shemwell November 11, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Christian Shemwell — Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards — View this family April 13, 1921 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | January 7, 1922 (Age 74 years) Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Sherrod Birth: March 21, 1802 40 — Kentucky, United States Death: after June 18, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Piety E Horn Birth: 1806 43 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: after June 18, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1829 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Nathan H Sherrod Birth: 1830 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah E Sherrod Birth: 1832 29 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Fadie Sherrod Birth: 1834 31 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Priscilla Sherrod Birth: 1836 33 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy R Sherrod Birth: 1838 35 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Almarinda J Sherrod Birth: 1840 37 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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6 years elder sister |
Harriet Sherrod Birth: 1845 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Angeline T Sherrod Birth: 1847 44 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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13 months herself |
Mary Hester Sherrod Birth: January 1848 45 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1922 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Cornelia E Sherrod Birth: 1849 46 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Josephine Sherrod Birth: 1850 47 44 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with John Patrick Shemwell Jr. |
| husband |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Hester Sherrod Birth: January 1848 45 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1922 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Willie Shemwell Birth: estimated 1871 34 23 Death: estimated 1875 |
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19 months daughter |
Etta Bell Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1872 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1942 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
George Henry Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1876 39 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1920 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Nellie Shemwell Birth: 1879 42 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| daughter |
Ann Shemwell Death: |
| daughter |
Jessie Shemwell Death: |
| son |
Samuel Christian Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1882 45 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1963 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
Mary Hester Sherrod has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (6)
Parents Thomas S Sherrod + Sarah Pittman
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Sherrod - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Notes: Millie is missing, can't read 3rd name should be Wiley, Barbara is niece-eldest sisters daughter. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Jr. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 77 Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove & Clifty Todd Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell Jr. - Household
Clifty, Todd, Kentucky
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| Death | Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |