William ShemwellAge: 66 years1791–1857
- Name
- William Shemwell
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1791 35 22 |
 Marriage of parents | Elisha Shemwell — Mary Merritt — View this family before 1795 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Shemwell 1795 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell June 5, 1798 (Age 7 years) |
 Property | 172 acres, 25 improved |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 2 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Shemwell August 29, 1801 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 12 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Military | War of 1812 1812 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 21 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 |
 Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Elisha Shemwell about 1826 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 39 years) Note: "Tick" marks - believe that mother, Mary Merritt Shemwell, and sisters, Mary and Nancy living with William |
| Death of a mother | Mary Merritt 1831 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 41 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 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Painter — View this family January 5, 1836 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 44 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 #1 | Elisha M Shemwell 1837 (Age 46 years) |
| Property | Land Grant Warrant 23 January 22, 1839 (Age 48 years)Address: Rutherford County, North Carolina |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Emaline Shemwell January 1841 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 55 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 |
| Census | September 25, 1850 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Shemwell September 8, 1856 (Age 65 years) |
| Will | 1856 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (on the date of death)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death | 1857 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elisha Shemwell Birth: between 1756 and 1765 44 40 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1826 |
| mother |
Mary Merritt Birth: about 1769 49 29 Death: 1831 |
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Marriage: before 1795 — |
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-3 years himself |
William Shemwell Birth: 1791 35 22 Death: 1857 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: 1795 39 26 Death: November 20, 1875 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1798 42 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 26, 1869 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1801 45 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 8, 1856 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Painter |
| himself |
William Shemwell Birth: 1791 35 22 Death: 1857 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Painter Birth: 1795 35 40 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1882 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1836 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Nancy Emaline Shemwell Birth: January 1841 50 46 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1908 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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-3 years son |
Elisha M Shemwell Birth: 1837 46 42 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1863 — Greenville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
William Shemwell has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (13)
Parents Edward Burrage Jr + Rebeckah Hannah Shemwell
Parents Joseph Shemwell + Ann “Nancy” Billingsley
Parents Thomas Nooe + Mary Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | "Tick" marks - believe that mother, Mary Merritt Shemwell, and sisters, Mary and Nancy living with William | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
Cain Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina
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