The Shemwell Family

Laura Lee BrinkleyAge: 69 years18571927

Name
Laura Lee Brinkley
Given names
Laura Lee
Surname
Brinkley
Married name
Laura Lee Shemwell
Birth October 29, 1857 28 29
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a motherMary Ann Lamb
June 14, 1860 (Age 2 years)

Marriage of a parentJohn Joseph BrinkleyView this family
before 1862 (Age 4 years)

Birth of a half-sisterMaggie Brinkley
estimated 1862 (Age 4 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Joseph Brinkley
July 4, 1863 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames Washington ShemwellView this family
June 30, 1879 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
May 5, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell
August 17, 1882 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ada May Shemwell
July 9, 1884 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ethel Alice Shemwell
October 30, 1887 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Harry Fountain Shemwell
March 16, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Leonard Mason Shemwell
March 8, 1891 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Albert Ennis Shemwell
May 6, 1894 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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
Birth of a son
#8
Charles Howard Shemwell
August 17, 1899 (Age 41 years)
Note: He is in June 1900 Census
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childOtis LewisMinnie Beatrice ShemwellView this family
April 23, 1904 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Maude Lewis
June 5, 1904 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Hallie Louise Walls
November 30, 1904 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Joseph “Will” ShemwellOllie E SteedView this family
December 25, 1905 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Aubrey Lewis
1906 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Halford Vermont Walls
September 28, 1906 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Harrison TurnbullEthel Alice ShemwellView this family
November 29, 1906 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
George Harrison Turnbull
January 24, 1908 (Age 50 years)
Associate: James Walter Turnbull
Birth of a grandson
#6
James Walter Turnbull
January 24, 1908 (Age 50 years)
Associate: George Harrison Turnbull
Birth of a grandson
#7
Russell Wilbert Walls
November 5, 1909 (Age 52 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonGeorge Harrison Turnbull
September 20, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
James Walter Shemwell
August 28, 1911 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Thelma Alene Walls
November 28, 1912 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Laura Mildred Walls
March 7, 1914 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Laura Nell Turnbull
March 12, 1915 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Ida Abigail Shemwell
February 8, 1916 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
William Wallace Walls
February 10, 1916 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr.
May 26, 1916 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterMarietta Isadora Catherine Mason
September 25, 1916 (Age 58 years)
Cause: Chronic Nephritis Contributory Malaria with complications
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Margaret Miladean Shemwell
March 12, 1917 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
James Edwin “Pud” Walls
June 5, 1917 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Allie Gray Shemwell
December 19, 1917 (Age 60 years)
Death of a granddaughterAllie Gray Shemwell
February 12, 1918 (Age 60 years)
Cause: Bronchitis & Meningitis
Burial of a granddaughterAllie Gray Shemwell
February 13, 1918 (Age 60 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery
Note: Find a grave has her as Allie Grey Gunn.
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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/
Birth of a grandson
#18
Ennis Payne Shemwell
March 15, 1919 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell
December 13, 1919 (Age 62 years)
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
Leonard Donald Shemwell
September 8, 1921 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Howard ShemwellViolet Marie BurgessView this family
July 15, 1922 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Elizabeth Marie Shemwell
April 16, 1923 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Reva Nell Shemwell
November 21, 1923 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Claudene Shemwell
January 31, 1924 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#24
Laura Leigh Shemwell
July 9, 1924 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#25
Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls
August 6, 1924 (Age 66 years)
Death of a daughterAda May Shemwell
April 8, 1925 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#26
Eula Mae Shemwell
July 5, 1925 (Age 67 years)
Death of a husbandJames Washington Shemwell
September 26, 1926 (Age 68 years)
Death October 25, 1927 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 10, 1853Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States
16 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
22 months
herself
Father’s family with - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: before 1862
1 year
half-sister
Mother’s family with Ambrose G Mason - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1844Spencer, Indiana, United States
Divorce: October 1851
9 months
half-sister
Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason
Birth: December 6, 1844 16Indiana, United States
Death: September 25, 1916Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with James Washington Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 30, 1879Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 3, 1937Daviess, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell
Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 20, 1955Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
23 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
17 months
son
Harry Fountain Shemwell
Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
2 years
son
3 years
son
5 years
son

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household

Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
James W ShemwellWM23headM<1FarmerKYKYKY
Laura ShemwellWF22wifeM<1Keeping houseKYKYKY
Maggie BrinkleyWF18half sisterS-At HomeKYENGKY
Minnie ShemwellWF1mdaughterS-KYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household

Central City Muhlenberg Ky

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
James ShemwellheadWMSep 185742M21--KYKYKYCoal miner
Laura ShemwellwifeWFOct 185841M2188KYENGVA
Minnie ShemwelldaughterWFMay 188020S---KYKYKY
William ShemwellsonWMAug 188217S---KYKYKYCoal miner
Adda ShemwelldaughterWFJul 188415S---KYKYKY
Ethel ShemwelldaughterWFOct 188613S---KYKYKYAt school
Harry ShemwellsonWMMar 188911S---KYKYKYAt school
Leonard ShemwellsonWMMar 18919S---KYKYKY
Albert ShemwellsonWMMay 18946S---KYKYKY
Howard ShemwellsonWMAug 189910mS---KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household

Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
James Washington ShemwellheadMW53M30--KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Laura Lee ShemwellwifeFW52M3088KYENGVA
Minnie B. LewisdaughterFW29Wd522KYKYKY
Harry Fountain ShemwellsonMW21S---KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Leonard Mason ShemwellsonMW19S---KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Albert Ennis ShemwellsonMW15S---KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Charles Howard ShemwellsonMW10S---KYKYKY
Maud LewisgranddaughterFW4S---KYILKY
Aubrey LewisgrandsonMW3S---KYILKY

Notes: Same page as John & Joseph

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, James WheadMW63MKYKYKYCoal MinerCoal Mine
Shemwell, Laura LwifeFW63MKYKYKY
Shemwell, HowardsonMW19SKYKYKYCoal MinerCoal Mine
Shemwell, AubreyMW13SKYKYKY
Shemwell, MaudeFW15SKYKYKY

Maud & Aubrey Lewis are grandchildren -b