Elizabeth “Lizzie” CheekAge: 65 years1830–1895
- Name
- Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Cheek
- Nickname
- Lizzie
- Also known as
- Elizabeth Black
 Birth | July 5, 1830 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 17 months)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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 son#1 | Henry Hall Shemwell July 22, 1854 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 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 daughter #2 | Iowa Shemwell March 12, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell August 28, 1862 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Dalin Shemwell June 10, 1863 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Ann Shemwell May 19, 1865 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 son #6 | Rev. Roland W Shemwell November 21, 1867 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 36 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 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #7 | Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell April 17, 1869 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 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 1, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Charged by the Grand Jury-Lewdness | Lewdness October 1, 1872 (Age 42 years)Note: Charged by the Grand Jury, It was against the law in Tennessee for Whites to marry Native Americans, so this could be one reason Harris and Elizabeth never married. |
| Death of a husband | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 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 10, 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Hall Shemwell — Mattie E Clinard — View this family October 15, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harris E Shemwell August 16, 1885 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joseph H Shemwell March 12, 1887 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Harris E Shemwell June 13, 1887 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Inez Mattie Shemwell June 1888 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Joseph H Shemwell August 19, 1889 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell — Nannie Cherry — View this family January 2, 1894 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Bishop Wilson Shemwell November 8, 1894 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | October 20, 1895 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKinney Cemetery |
| Family with Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell |
| husband |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek Birth: July 5, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1895 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Henry Hall Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1854 47 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1924 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Iowa Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1860 52 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1905 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
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9 months son |
Thomas Dalin Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1863 56 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1948 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: May 19, 1865 58 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1936 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Rev. Roland W Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
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17 months son |
Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1869 61 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1947 — Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States |
| Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot |
| husband |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Martha Sinnot Birth: about 1810 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 14, 1883 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 1836 — |
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3 years step-daughter |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: 1838 30 28 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 25, 1901 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Allen James Shemwell Birth: 1840 32 30 — Louisiana, United States Death: January 12, 1892 — Louisiana, United States |
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5 years step-son |
Frank H Shemwell Birth: 1844 36 34 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: June 1, 1885 |
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3 years step-daughter |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1846 39 36 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 24, 1874 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Higgs Shemwell - Household
Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Higgs Shemwell - Household
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| Charged by the Grand Jury-Lewdness | Charged by the Grand Jury, It was against the law in Tennessee for Whites to marry Native Americans, so this could be one reason Harris and Elizabeth never married. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enum Dist. 155 |