The Shemwell Family

James Winfred ReedAge: 66 years18521919

Name
James Winfred Reed
Given names
James Winfred
Surname
Reed
Birth June 8, 1852 25 18
Birth of a sisterMary E “Polly” Reed
November 25, 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca E Reed
about 1856 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Robert Reed
February 7, 1859 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 17, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherNoah Reed
after 1860 (Age 7 years)

Birth of a brotherJohn N Reed
February 1, 1861 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterAlmira Reed
January 1, 1863 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ann “Betty” Owens
October 9, 1863 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentMilus G ReedMary “Polly” RoachView this family
May 12, 1865 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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 half-sisterDoley Reed
August 23, 1867 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 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 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sisterSarah Reed
1869 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 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
Census June 6, 1870 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAmelia Reed
September 22, 1870 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCharles “Charley” Reed
September 18, 1872 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 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 paternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
February 22, 1879 (Age 26 years)
Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky
MarriageMary Jane LylesView this family
March 16, 1879 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterRebecca E Reed
October 1879 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMilie Reed
February 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
J S Reed
February 8, 1881 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonJ S Reed
March 8, 1881 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Luther Reed
about 1883 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bertha Reed
December 21, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Clifton Reed
September 30, 1885 (Age 33 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Robert Reed
January 28, 1888 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Pearl Reed
October 16, 1888 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterMary E “Polly” Reed
March 11, 1889 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherMilus G Reed
May 15, 1890 (Age 37 years)
Death of a half-sisterSarah Reed
after May 1890 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Almira Reed
September 26, 1890 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childClifton ReedNina Mae ColeView this family
October 21, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Hazel Reed
October 14, 1908 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Hester Reed
March 15, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Death of a wifeMary Jane Lyles
April 1, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Hugh Russell Perry
September 30, 1911 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Wilma Reed
July 20, 1912 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Forrest Wlison Perry
July 7, 1913 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Nellie Jarvis
December 25, 1914 (Age 62 years)
Death of a granddaughterNellie Jarvis
January 4, 1915 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Internal injuries during labor
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Charlene Perry
February 7, 1915 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Victor Jarvis
March 25, 1916 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 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 grandson
#9
James William Perry
January 10, 1917 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Jewel Jarvis
April 15, 1918 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Clint Elmo Reed
September 4, 1918 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 64 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 65 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/
Death May 23, 1919 (Age 66 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 13, 1849Marshall, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder sister
Izora Reed
Birth: October 18, 1850 23 16Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1933Marshall, Kentucky, United States
20 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
13 months
younger sister
Rebecca E Reed
Birth: about 1856 28 22Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1879Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
John N Reed
Birth: February 1, 1861 33 27Kentucky, United States
Death:
23 months
younger sister
Almira Reed
Birth: January 1, 1863 35 29Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1930Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Roach - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 12, 1865Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-sister
Sarah Reed
Birth: 1869 41 34Kentucky, United States
Death: after May 1890
21 months
half-sister
Amelia Reed
Birth: September 22, 1870 43 35Kentucky, United States
Death: September 8, 1940Graves, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-brother
Charles “Charley” Reed
Birth: September 18, 1872 45 37Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1935Graves, Kentucky, United States
7 years
half-sister
Milie Reed
Birth: February 1880 52 45Kentucky, United States
Death: October 9, 1967Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mary Jane Lyles - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 16, 1879Marshall, Kentucky, United States
23 months
son
J S Reed
Birth: February 8, 1881 28 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1881Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Luther Reed
Birth: about 1883 30 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1958Marshall, Kentucky, United States
1 year
daughter
21 months
son
Clifton Reed
Birth: September 30, 1885 33 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1949Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
Almira Reed
Birth: September 26, 1890 38 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1973Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States

James Winfred Reed has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Milus G Reed - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
M G Reedhead33MWFarmerNC
E A Reedwife27FWHousewifeKY
S Powell22MWLaborerVA
I Reeddaughter10FWKY
J W Reedson8MWKY
M E Reeddaughter3FWKY
R E Reeddaughter3FWKY
W R Reedson2MWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Milus G Reed - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Reed, Milus Ghead43MWFarmerNC
Reed, Marywife35FWKeeping HouseTN
Reed, Isoradaughter19FWAt HomeKY
Reed, James Wson17MWFarmerKY
Reed, Mary Edaughter14FWAt HomeKY
Reed, Rebecca Edaughter15FWAt HomeKY
Reed, William Rson11MWFarmerKY
Reed, John Nson9MWKY
Reed, Almiradaughter7FWKY
Reed, Duliadaughter2FWKY
Reed, Sarahdaughter9mFWKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Winfred Reed - Household

Hail Spring Road 1910 Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Reed, James WheadMW57WdKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Reed, LuthersonMW27SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Reed, PearldaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Reed, AlmiradaughterFW19SKYKYKY