 Birth | March 28, 1825 32 25 |
 Education | Could not read or write |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Cox Shemwell December 11, 1828 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy … between 1820 and 1830 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Shemwell July 8, 1831 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 sister | Polly Shemwell after 1832 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Shemwell after 1833 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell 1839 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah W “Susie” Cox August 3, 1839 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Shemwell October 28, 1845 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Cox 1848 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah E Williamson — View this family January 27, 1857 (Age 31 years) Note: Pickney Shemwell Sarah C Williamson Marriage Record 1857 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Lynn Boyd Shemwell August 6, 1859 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 21, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Love Shemwell January 10, 1861 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell October 3, 1862 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Elmore L Shemwell 1863 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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 41 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 41 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ella N Shemwell January 3, 1869 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 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 | June 20, 1870 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell August 17, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | George Washington Shemwell September 17, 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 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 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lynn Boyd Shemwell — Margaret M “Maggie” Reid — View this family about 1882 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell June 12, 1883 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Pernie Lee Shemwell September 12, 1884 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joseph Conrad Shemwell December 8, 1887 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Love Shemwell — Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges — View this family April 20, 1888 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Luke B Shemwell June 20, 1888 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | October 3, 1888 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Collie Cemetery |