The Shemwell Family

Nannie CherryAge: 62 years18751938

Name
Nannie Cherry
Given names
Nannie
Surname
Cherry
Married name
Nannie Shemwell
Birth May 28, 1875 36 30
Birth of a sisterLizzie Cherry
1876 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a sisterMaggie Cherry
1877 (Age 19 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherGeorge Yeatham Cherry
before 1880 (Age 4 years)

Note: Amanda is widowed in 1880 census
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 5 years)
MarriageRev. Martin Luther ShemwellView this family
January 2, 1894 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Bishop Wilson Shemwell
November 8, 1894 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Witness at a marriage

Dr. William P HicksIowa ShemwellView this family
November 17, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Census April 10, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 8, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childBishop Wilson ShemwellGussie Lee FinnellView this family
August 21, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Billy Gene Shemwell
October 27, 1921 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Rev. James Martin “Jim” Shemwell
May 1, 1936 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherBeverly W Cherry
March 28, 1937 (Age 61 years)

Death February 26, 1938 (Age 62 years)
Cause of death: Breast Cancer
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Finnell Family Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 13, 1858Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
18 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
4 years
herself
Nannie Cherry
Birth: May 28, 1875 36 30Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 26, 1938Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States
19 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Family with Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - View this family
husband
Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell
Birth: April 17, 1869 61 38Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 20, 1947Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States
herself
Nannie Cherry
Birth: May 28, 1875 36 30Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 26, 1938Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 2, 1894Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
Bishop Wilson Shemwell
Birth: November 8, 1894 25 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 1972Boone, Missouri, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Amanda Bagwell - Household

Dist. 2 Bethesda, Trigg, Kentucky, USA

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Amanda CherryWF35HeadM21FarmerTNTNTN
Walley R. CherryWM18sonS-Works on FarmTNTNTN
Beverly CherryWM13sonS-Works on FarmTNTNTN
Leona CherryWF11daughterS-TNTNTN
Hillery CherryWF9daughterS-TNTNTN
Nannie CherryWF7daughterS-TNTNTN
Lizzie CherryWF5daughterS-KYTNTN
Maggie CherryWF3daughterS-KYTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shemwell, LutherheadWMApr186931M6TNTNTNAt School
Shemwell, NanniewifeWFUnk25M611TNTNTN
Shemwell, Bishop WsonWMNov18945STNTNKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - Household

Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, LutherheadMW40M16TNTNTNMinisterCountry Church
Shemwell, NanniewifeFW35M1611TNTNTN
Shemwell, BishopsonMW15STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell - Household

Miller, Gentry, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, Martin LheadMW50MTNKYTNPreachingMethodist
Shemwell, NelliewifeFW45MKYTNTN

Nannie is Nellie? -b