John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell1868–
- Name
- John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Nickname
- Bitty
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1868 53 33 |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Shemwell 1869 (Age 12 months) |
 Residence | |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 months)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 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Elbert Shemwell July 9, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 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 12 years) |
| Death of a father | John P Shemwell after 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years)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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 |
| Death of a brother | James Elbert Shemwell March 12, 1931 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 25, 1934 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 17, 1947 (Age 79 years) Cause: chronic arthritis |
| Burial of a brother | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 19, 1947 (Age 79 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | William Henry Shemwell June 9, 1951 (Age 83 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Burial of a brother | William Henry Shemwell June 10, 1951 (Age 83 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 82 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John P Shemwell Birth: about 1815 45 33 — Illinois, United States Death: after 1880 |
| mother |
Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1860 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years elder sister |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1858 43 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1934 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell Birth: 1868 53 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: 1869 54 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
James Elbert Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1931 — Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Thompson |
| step-father |
… Thompson Death: |
| mother |
Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Mary Demarious Gray
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Civil District 9 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Adaline is Mahalia? John born in Tn. William H is son of Thomas W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: William H is John's uncle - father’s half-brother |