Joseph A ShemwellAge: 68 years1841–1910
- Name
- Joseph A Shemwell
- Given names
- Joseph A
- Surname
- Shemwell
Note: Was originally James
 Birth | June 6, 1841 22 18 |
 Marriage | Sarah A Ralston — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | George Ann Shemwell April 8, 1843 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell March 24, 1845 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 7, 1847 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 sister | Mary Ann Shemwell June 5, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Shemwell 1852 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Luther Shemwell April 22, 1853 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Permelia Shemwell March 10, 1855 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 brother | Lewis T Shemwell February 10, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” VanMetre December 2, 1863 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a mother | Susan Kerna Tabb May 20, 1869 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 daughter #1 | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell November 6, 1873 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Hedger Shemwell October 2, 1876 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lula Shemwell August 1879 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah A Ralston September 24, 1886 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Mathew Sights — Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell — View this family January 7, 1892 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Effie R Sights November 1892 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Herman Russel Sights estimated March 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Blanche H Sights April 29, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 1, 1900 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Ashford Rankin Sights April 20, 1903 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 12, 1907 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Permelia Shemwell before April 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Alexander Ross — Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell — View this family August 23, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | after 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| mother |
Susan Kerna Tabb Birth: November 14, 1822 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 15, 1840 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months himself |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
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22 months younger sister |
George Ann Shemwell Birth: April 8, 1843 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1845 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1911 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Columbia Jane Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1847 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1907 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1850 31 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Susan Shemwell Birth: 1852 32 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months younger brother |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Sarah Permelia Shemwell Birth: March 10, 1855 36 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Lewis T Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1860 41 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1934 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Sarah A Ralston |
| himself |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
| wife |
Sarah A Ralston Birth: 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1886 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lula Shemwell Birth: August 1879 38 34 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
Joseph A Shemwell has 27 first cousins recorded
Father's family (27)
Parents James Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents Alexander McEwing Christian + Jane Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William G. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Roseville, Barren, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Sebree, Webster, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Susan Shemwell - Household
Hebbardsville, Henderson, KY
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| Name | Was originally James |