John Thomas ShemwellAge: 91 years1849–1941
- Name
- John Thomas Shemwell
- Given names
- John Thomas
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | May 1849 24 22 |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 13 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Ann Shemwell March 5, 1851 (Age 22 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Shemwell 1858 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell October 9, 1867 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy — View this family November 1, 1868 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Luella “Ella” Shemwell January 7, 1871 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Luther Edgar Shemwell September 24, 1874 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | George Shemwell about 1877 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Florence Shemwell December 23, 1879 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Artie M Shemwell April 17, 1883 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Shemwell before 1884 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hiram Rice Shemwell August 11, 1885 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell November 1, 1885 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Zora May Shemwell December 20, 1887 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mamie Flora Shemwell March 11, 1891 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William C “Max” Hager — Luella “Ella” Shemwell — View this family April 7, 1891 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Max Hager March 3, 1892 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly — Luella “Ella” Shemwell — View this family March 4, 1895 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a wife | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy March 7, 1895 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage | Angeline “Angie” Gray — View this family June 25, 1895 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Nannie Ruth Kelly November 13, 1895 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Luther Edgar Shemwell — Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton — View this family November 11, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Lynn Dotson Kelly December 31, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Ray Edgar Shemwell June 25, 1897 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Leona Pearl Kelly January 26, 1898 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Lee Roy Shemwell January 15, 1899 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Grace May “Gracie” Kelly calculated 1900 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
 Occupation | Merchant 1900 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Frederick “Jim” Weaks — Sarah Florence Shemwell — View this family January 1904 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Robert Pastal Weaks July 25, 1907 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell — Beulah Muriel Robbs — View this family December 25, 1907 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Arthur Luther Shemwell June 8, 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Macon Leon Weaks August 1, 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Murray Levi Chadwick — Mamie Flora Shemwell — View this family September 20, 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Murray Freeman Chadwick August 21, 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Allene Weaks January 10, 1911 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Alberta Mildred Chadwick January 10, 1911 (Age 61 years) Note: or 04 FEB 1912 |
| Marriage of a child | Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges — Zora May Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1912 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Emily Elizabeth Weaks September 29, 1912 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | William Thomas “Bill” Chadwick Sr. August 27, 1913 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Thedis Hodges September 22, 1913 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | J Marshal Weaks January 28, 1915 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Edward Eugene Chadwick September 5, 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Mammie Louise Hodges 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lee Roy Shemwell — Vida Simmons — View this family calculated 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Imagene Bertha Chadwick April 3, 1917 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Robert Pastal Weaks June 30, 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mammie Louise Hodges August 5, 1919 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a son | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell January 9, 1921 (Age 71 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: W. H. McMillan, Erin Tn. |
| Marriage of a child | Artie M Shemwell — Laura Porter Campbell — View this family November 4, 1922 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell July 1, 1923 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a wife | Angeline “Angie” Gray September 27, 1924 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Otho Shemwell “Joe” Chadwick February 16, 1927 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage | Mary D “Molly” Alderson — View this family June 5, 1928 (Age 79 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1930 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Murray Freeman Chadwick February 2, 1934 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a son | Luther Edgar Shemwell August 8, 1935 (Age 86 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
| Death of a daughter | Mamie Flora Shemwell September 6, 1935 (Age 86 years) Cause: Diabetic coma |
| Death of a son | Artie M Shemwell January 21, 1936 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ray Edgar Shemwell December 7, 1938 (Age 89 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | April 15, 1941 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| mother |
Mary Demarious Gray Birth: about 1827 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 |
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Marriage: November 8, 1844 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Hiram Rice Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1846 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years younger brother |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy |
| himself |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy Birth: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1895 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
George Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell Birth: November 1, 1885 36 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1921 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mamie Flora Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1891 41 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1935 — McKinnon, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Angeline “Angie” Gray |
| himself |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Angeline “Angie” Gray Birth: June 1858 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1924 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Lee Roy Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1899 49 40 Death: May 23, 1961 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| himself |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1928 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| James S Pullen + Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| wife’s husband |
James S Pullen Death: |
| wife |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: 1878 — |
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7 years step-daughter |
Lila Pullen Birth: about 1884 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
John Thomas Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jemimah Whatley Household
14 Sept 1850 Stewart County
We think John 11 is only 1. -b & d Notes: William Ellis-Asst. Marshall P-389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 7, Dover P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enem. by W. M. McElroy Daughter 1 yo. no name.. Florence is in the 1900 census as 19 yo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Notes: Next door to brother William | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 1 Enum. 109 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Tenn Ridge Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 66, Next door to Barton Roby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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