Luvenia “Vena” RoachAge: 67 years1825–1892
- Name
- Luvenia “Vena” Roach
- Given names
- Luvenia
- Surname
- Roach
- Married name
- Luvenia Shemwell
- Nickname
- Vena
 Birth | 1825 30 30 Note: October 10, 1826 ? |
 Birth of a brother | Charles L “Charlie” Roach October 18, 1828 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Mary “Polly” Roach about 1835 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Roach about 1845 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 |
 Marriage | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell — View this family December 10, 1850 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Nancy Clementine Shemwell March 24, 1852 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Emma Shemwell February 27, 1854 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Rebecca Ann Shemwell February 7, 1856 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Elza “Bill” Shemwell February 20, 1858 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 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 son #5 | Milous Green Shemwell July 1860 (Age 35 years) |
 Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell December 1, 1863 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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 42 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 42 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a brother | Charles L “Charlie” Roach April 21, 1868 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 44 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 7, 1870 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Emma Shemwell December 4, 1881 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Elza “Bill” Shemwell — Martha Matilda Donelson — View this family about 1883 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Henry Claude Shemwell May 7, 1884 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lovelace Roscoe Shemwell July 31, 1886 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Willie N Shemwell August 5, 1888 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Milous Green Shemwell — Emma Holmes — View this family January 23, 1889 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Willie N Shemwell October 29, 1889 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Elzy Clifford Shemwell December 27, 1889 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Carl McCoy Shemwell November 27, 1890 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Rebecca Ann Shemwell June 25, 1891 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Milous Green Shemwell — Mordecia “Decia” Thompson — View this family after 1891 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | October 12, 1892 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elza Roach Birth: about 1795 24 Death: |
| mother |
Katherine Still Birth: about 1795 Death: |
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Marriage: February 25, 1818 — North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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14 years younger sister |
Mary “Polly” Roach Birth: about 1835 40 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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-6 years younger brother |
Charles L “Charlie” Roach Birth: October 18, 1828 33 33 Death: April 21, 1868 |
| brother |
William Roach Death: |
| elder sister |
Emeline Roach Birth: about 1823 28 28 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| brother |
Frederick Roach Death: |
| herself |
Luvenia “Vena” Roach Birth: 1825 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1892 |
| Family with Lovelace Wellington Shemwell |
| husband |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Luvenia “Vena” Roach Birth: 1825 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1892 |
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Marriage: December 10, 1850 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Nancy Clementine Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1852 29 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 27, 1905 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Mary Emma Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1854 31 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1881 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Rebecca Ann Shemwell Birth: February 7, 1856 33 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1891 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
William Elza “Bill” Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1858 35 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1944 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: December 1, 1863 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1932 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Wellington Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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