John Patrick ShemwellAge: 63 years1806–1869
- Name
- John Patrick Shemwell
- Given names
- John Patrick
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1806 31 31 |
 Death of a mother | Barbara Suit before 1808 (Age 2 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | James Shemwell Jr. — Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn — View this family March 4, 1809 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell October 19, 1810 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell May 5, 1815 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 6 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Drucilla Tomerlin — View this family about 1826 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Barbara Jane Shemwell 1826 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Ellen Shemwell January 8, 1828 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 22, 1828 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Henry Shemwell June 1, 1830 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | James Shemwell Jr. July 10, 1831 (Age 25 years) Note: James may have passed prior to 1831. Elizabeth is listed as head of the household in the 1830 US Federal Census in Todd, Kentucky, United States. This census was taken June 1, 1830 - August 1, 1830. |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel Black Shemwell August 26, 1832 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 26 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Ann Shemwell July 10, 1834 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 29 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #7 | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. October 30, 1836 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | … Shemwell between 1835 and 1840 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | James Lewis Shemwell May 4, 1840 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | … Shemwell after June 1, 1840 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Theophilus Marion Shemwell 1843 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John L Tabb — Martha Ellen Shemwell — View this family March 8, 1847 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas W Tabb December 8, 1847 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 40 years)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 grandson #2 | Jacob S “Bud” Tabb 1848 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Franklin Driskill — Barbara Jane Shemwell — View this family January 31, 1850 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | August 23, 1850 (Age 44 years) |
 Occupation | Farmer 1850 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 13, 1851 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Black Shemwell — Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock — View this family January 25, 1851 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell December 1851 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Drusilla F Shemwell May 3, 1852 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Henry Shemwell — Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin — View this family October 21, 1852 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Jane Tabb November 2, 1852 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill March 23, 1853 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill July 12, 1854 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John Riley Tabb July 23, 1854 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Drucilla J Shemwell 1854 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | John L Shemwell August 1854 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | John William Shemwell February 1856 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Pidcock — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1856 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Pidcock — Mary Ann Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1856 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | James Washington Shemwell September 2, 1856 (Age 50 years) Note: or Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Joseph Warner Tabb October 16, 1856 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Barbara Jane Driskill October 23, 1856 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 (Age 50 years) Cause: Died during childbirth |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Horatio Pidcock 1857 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Franklin Driskill — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1857 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Harriett Pidcock 1858 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 23, 1858 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Leroy J Shemwell May 1858 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell December 3, 1858 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Amanda E “Manda” Pidcock October 8, 1859 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 51 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 granddaughter #22 | Susan E Tabb 1859 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | George Clark Driskill November 6, 1859 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lewis Shemwell — Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham — View this family November 6, 1860 (Age 54 years) |
| Occupation | Farmer 1860 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Drucilla Frances Tabb 1861 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | James H Shemwell February 12, 1861 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Arthur Davis Driskill May 6, 1861 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | Samuel M Shemwell June 22, 1861 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Redic Young Shemwell September 1861 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a son | Theophilus Marion Shemwell February 15, 1862 (Age 56 years) Cause: Shot in Jaw Note: Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee- - transported to field hospital. |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 3, 1862 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Miranda E Pidcock December 22, 1863 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #31 | Mary Katherine Shemwell October 30, 1864 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #32 | Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill December 10, 1864 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 55 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #33 | Sylvester Merryman Driskill September 8, 1866 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #34 | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell July 18, 1867 (Age 61 years) Note: or September 1866 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #35 | Delila Pairlee Shemwell December 23, 1867 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 61 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 61 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #36 | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell August 29, 1868 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. — Mary Hester Sherrod — View this family November 1, 1868 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #37 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell May 1869 (Age 63 years) Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 63 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 |
 Death | July 1869 (Age 63 years) Cause of death: Inflammation of bowels |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Barbara Suit Birth: about 1775 Death: before 1808 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 7, 1797 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary “Polly” Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1799 24 24 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1876 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
William Shemwell Birth: before 1800 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ann Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1802 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 6, 1889 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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4 years himself |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn |
| father |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn Birth: 1775 — Virginia, United States Death: August 1859 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1809 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1810 35 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1815 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1906 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Drucilla Tomerlin |
| himself |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Drucilla Tomerlin Birth: 1804 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Barbara Jane Shemwell Birth: 1826 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Martha Ellen Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 |
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7 months daughter |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: June 1, 1830 24 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel Black Shemwell Birth: August 26, 1832 26 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1921 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1834 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 1915 — Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
… Shemwell Birth: between 1835 and 1840 29 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after June 1, 1840 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Theophilus Marion Shemwell Birth: 1843 37 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1862 |
John Patrick Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (43)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents Samuel James Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (2)
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
| Birth | Name: John Patrick Shemwell
Father: James Shemwell
Mother: Barbara Suit
Birth Date: 1806
County: Montgomery
State: NC
Country: USA
1870 Mortality Schedule: Lists birth of John Patrick Shemwell as Kentucky. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Todd Ky
John's age is wrong - added son -died in infancy? -b 1M 40-50 3M < 5 2M 5-10 1F 5-10 3F 10-15 1F 30-40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Todd Kentucky
Notes: Jonn-Drucilla's ages not clear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | deed bk X-510
1850 Todd Co. Kentucky, USA census
birth co. from internet-not verified
death cert. 66yr. drawer 212 roll 108 |