The Shemwell Family

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 10 months)

Alaska, USA

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 10 months)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a brother

William S Shemwell
1868 (Age 22 months)

Death of a maternal grandmother

Elizabeth Crane
June 15, 1868 (Age 2 years)

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 2 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

Birth of a sister

Eliza Rebecca Shemwell
April 21, 1870 (Age 4 years)

Census

June 1, 1870 (Age 4 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Shemwell - Household

Birth of a brother

Fayette Shemwell
1872 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a sister

Sallie Shemwell
August 27, 1873 (Age 7 years)

Death of a sister

Sallie Shemwell
June 8, 1874 (Age 8 years)

Death of a mother

Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland
December 28, 1874 (Age 8 years)

Death of a brother

Fayette Shemwell
1878 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 11 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 14 years)

Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Shemwell - Household

Marriage of a parent

John Wesley Shemwell — Zaenett Priscilla Freeland — View this family
after 1880 (Age 13 years)

Death of a maternal grandfather

William Ethelbert Freeland
October 5, 1884 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 years)

Cuba

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

Marriage

Martha P Martin — View this family
about 1900 (Age 33 years)

Census

June 11, 1900 (Age 34 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Death of a father

John Wesley Shemwell
March 8, 1903 (Age 37 years)

Death of a brother

William S Shemwell
about 1907 (Age 40 years)

Census

April 16, 1910 (Age 44 years)

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 49 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1

Historical Event

World War I

between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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/

Census

January 9, 1920 (Age 53 years)

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 63 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression

Census

May 6, 1930 (Age 64 years)

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Death of a wife

Martha P Martin
January 7, 1934 (Age 67 years)

Death

November 11, 1934 (Age 68 years)

St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States

Burial

November 11, 1934 (on the date of death)

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Paul's Episcopal Cemetery

Note: Shemwell, Wesley

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland Dr. Joseph Freeland Shemwell Wesley Shemwell William S Shemwell Eliza Rebecca Shemwell Sallie Shemwell Fayette Shemwell Family with spouse Zaenett Priscilla Freeland John Wesley Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1832 46 38 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1903 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Wesley Shemwell Dr. Joseph Freeland Shemwell Wesley Shemwell William S Shemwell Eliza Rebecca Shemwell Sallie Shemwell Fayette Shemwell Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland Birth: August 11, 1842 39 34 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: December 28, 1874 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: before 1864 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
5 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Millie Bartlett Wartman Dr. Joseph Freeland Shemwell Birth: May 25, 1864 32 21 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: June 25, 1939
21 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha P Martin Wesley Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1866 34 23 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: November 11, 1934 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William S Shemwell Birth: 1868 35 25 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: about 1907 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Alexander Parran Jr. William Shemwell Parran Elizabeth Anne Parran Eliza Rebecca Shemwell Birth: April 21, 1870 38 27 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: February 6, 1955 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sallie Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1873 41 31 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: June 8, 1874 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
-8 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Fayette Shemwell Birth: 1872 39 29 Death: 1878

Father’s family with Zaenett Priscilla Freeland - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland Dr. Joseph Freeland Shemwell Wesley Shemwell William S Shemwell Eliza Rebecca Shemwell Sallie Shemwell Fayette Shemwell Family with spouse Zaenett Priscilla Freeland John Wesley Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1832 46 38 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1903 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Wesley Shemwell Zaenett Priscilla Freeland Birth: March 14, 1833 29 25 — Maryland, United States Death: October 23, 1903 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: after 1880 —

Family with Martha P Martin - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha P Martin Wesley Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1866 34 23 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: November 11, 1934 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Wesley Shemwell Martha P Martin Birth: November 4, 1865 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: January 7, 1934 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: about 1900 —

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Census

1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Shemwell - Household

Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, USA

Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	BP
John Wesley Shemwell	36	M	W	Retail Merchant	MD
Sallie E. C. Shemwell	27	F	W	Keeping House	MD
Joseph F. Shemwell	6	M	W		MD
Wesley Shemwell	4	M	W		MD
William S. Shemwell	1	M	W		MD
Eliza R. Shemwell	1m	F	W		MD

Census

1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Shemwell - Household

Calvert, Maryland, USA

Name	Race	Sex	Age	Relation	MC	YrsM	Occupation	BP	FBP	MBP
John W. Shemwell	W	M	48	head	S	-	Merchant	MD	MD	MD
Joseph Freeland Shemwell	W	M	16	son	S	-		MD	MD	MD
Wesley Shemwell	W	M	14	son	S	-		MD	MD	MD
William S. Shemwell	W	M	12	son	S	-		MD	MD	MD
Eliza R. Shemwell	W	F	10	daughter	S	-		MD	MD	MD
Maria Freeland	W	F	40	Housekeeper	S	-		MD	MD	MD
Ellen Johnson	B	F	21	Servant	S	-		MD	MD	MD
Sarah Johnson	B	F	3		S	-		MD	MD	MD
William Henry Johnson	B	M	2		S	-		MD	MD	MD

Notes: 2nd Dist.

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Imm	US	Nat	Occupation	Unemp	School	Read	Write	Eng	Home	Mort	Farm
Shemwell, Wesley	boarder	W	M	Feb	1866	34	M	0			MD	MD	MD				bookkeeper
Shemwell, Martha P	wife	W	F	Nov	1865	34	M	0	0	0	MD	MD	MD

Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Calvert, Maryland

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Ind
Shemwell, Wesley	head	M	W	44	M	10			MD	MD	MD	Merchant	General store
Shemwell, Martha P	wife	F	W	44	M	10	0	0	MD	MD	MD
Martin, Marvin N	brother in law	M	W	32	S				VA	MD	MD	salesman	General store

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Shemwell - Household

Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland

Name	Relation	Home	Mort	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	Imm	Nat	NatY	School	R	W	BP	Lang	FBP	Father lang	MBP	Mother lang	Eng	Occupation	Ind	Emp
Shemwell, Wesley	head			M	W	53	M							MD		MD		MD			Farmer	General farm
Shemwell, Martha P	wife			F	W	54	M							MD		MD		MD

Census