The Shemwell Family

Eliza Jane ReedAge: 72 years18361908

Name
Eliza Jane Reed
Given names
Eliza Jane
Surname
Reed
Married name
Eliza Jane Shemwell
Note: Ella Jane Reed ?
Birth August 17, 1836 18 18
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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
MarriageHenry Cox ShemwellView this family
November 6, 1854 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Pascal Shemwell
August 17, 1855 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell
March 24, 1858 (Age 21 years)
Note: Name: Milus G Shamwell
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Residence 1859 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Owens
1860 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Willie Shemwell
October 10, 1861 (Age 25 years)

Death of a sonWillie Shemwell
October 7, 1862 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Henryetta Adaline Shemwell
June 27, 1864 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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
#5
Calvin R Shemwell
September 20, 1867 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 30 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 30 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#6
Pinkney P Shemwell
August 7, 1869 (Age 32 years)
twin: Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell
Birth of a son
#7
Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell
August 7, 1869 (Age 32 years)
twin: Pinkney P Shemwell
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 32 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
Death of a fatherThomas S Reed
1874 (Age 37 years)

Marriage of a childJames Pascal ShemwellLeota Gardola “Pluggie” RuffView this family
September 6, 1877 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Iva Nora Shemwell
June 8, 1878 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childMilous Greene “Miles” ShemwellLouisa Ann “Anna” LegateView this family
September 7, 1879 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Kit Karson “KK” Shemwell
January 3, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Rev. Werner Guy Shemwell
July 28, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Effie Shemwell
April 14, 1884 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childPaul A LewisHenryetta Adaline ShemwellView this family
February 7, 1886 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Henry Carson Lewis
October 25, 1886 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Lillie E Shemwell
August 1887 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Tulah Mae Lewis
July 25, 1888 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Horace Otto Shemwell
August 27, 1889 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Tommie Golden Shemwell
March 21, 1890 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childLovelace Lacewell ShemwellEdna Blanche CunninghamView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 13, 1890 (Age 53 years)
Death of a daughterHenryetta Adaline Shemwell
July 25, 1890 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Shannon Lee Shemwell
March 17, 1891 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Mamie G Shemwell
May 21, 1892 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandHenry Cox Shemwell
January 16, 1893 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Nora Christine Shemwell
December 31, 1893 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Henry Redman Shemwell
February 23, 1894 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Henry Roy Shemwell
March 7, 1894 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sonPinkney P Shemwell
May 8, 1894 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Clyde David Shemwell
August 25, 1897 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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 granddaughter
#16
Zula Montey Shemwell
November 17, 1898 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childCalvin R ShemwellCora Elizabeth HuntsingerView this family
December 17, 1899 (Age 63 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Sybil Marie Shemwell
October 21, 1900 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell
November 26, 1901 (Age 65 years)
Death of a grandsonHenry Redman Shemwell
March 24, 1902 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Harol Calvin Shemwell
April 8, 1902 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Thelma Jane Shemwell
December 2, 1905 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Euell Eldon Shemwell
June 29, 1907 (Age 70 years)
Death October 31, 1908 (Age 72 years)
Cause of death: Kicked by a mule
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pitman Cemetery
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Marriage: November 6, 1854Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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Pinkney P Shemwell
Birth: August 7, 1869 40 32Arkansas, United States
Death: May 8, 1894Arkansas, United States
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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Cox Shemwell - Household

Carpenter, Clay, Arkansas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Shemwell, HenryWM51headMFarmerNCNCNC
Shemwell, JaneWF42wifeMKeeping houseKYNCKY
Shemwell, AdelineWF15daughterSAt homeARNCKY
Shemwell, CalvinWM12sonSAt homeARNCKY
Shemwell, LoveWM10sonSAt homeARNCKY
Shemwell, PinkWM10sonSAt homeARNCKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Calvin R Shemwell - Household

Clay Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Cal R ShemwellheadWMSep 186732M<1--ARNCKYFarmer
Cora E ShemwellwifeWFNov 187426M<100ILILIN
Jane ShemwellmotherWFAug 183663M4574KYKYUNK
Tula ShemwellnieceWFJul 188811S---AKAKAK
Carson ShemwellnephewWMOct 188613S---AKAKAK

Notes: His brothers children in household Tula-Carson?

Name
Ella Jane Reed ?