Mary Harris “Molly” HewellAge: 86 years1847–1934
- Name
- Mary Harris “Molly” Hewell
- Given names
- Mary Harris
- Surname
- Hewell
- Married name
- Mary Harris Campbell
- Nickname
- Molly
 Birth | February 22, 1847 43 34 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 brother | Emile William “E L” Hewell July 1849 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | December 5, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lura Alamarinda “Amanda” Hewell June 7, 1852 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | October 10, 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 19 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 19 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 21 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 | August 13, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Lucinda Shemwell February 16, 1871 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Charles Hewell after 1872 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 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 12, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Allen Hewell November 16, 1886 (Age 39 years) |
 Marriage | Lowry D Campbell — View this family February 9, 1888 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a husband | Lowry D Campbell March 11, 1898 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 |
| Death of a brother | Edward Boyd Hewell April 23, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Emile William “E L” Hewell after 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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/ |
| Census | January 18, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jefferson Devan Hewell November 28, 1923 (Age 76 years) Cause: Diptheria |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 82 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | January 23, 1934 (Age 86 years) Address: Civil District 4 Cause of death: Heart Disease |
 Burial | January 24, 1934 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Charles Hewell Birth: about 1804 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1872 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Lucinda Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1812 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 16, 1871 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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12 years elder sister |
Lura Alamarinda “Amanda” Hewell Birth: April 18, 1838 34 26 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1852 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Jefferson Devan Hewell Birth: May 13, 1840 36 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 28, 1923 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Edward Boyd Hewell Birth: May 16, 1842 38 30 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 23, 1900 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Allen Hewell Birth: July 28, 1844 40 32 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 16, 1886 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Mary Harris “Molly” Hewell Birth: February 22, 1847 43 34 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1934 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Emile William “E L” Hewell Birth: July 1849 45 37 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1910 |
| Family with Lowry D Campbell |
| husband |
Lowry D Campbell Birth: March 11, 1841 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1898 |
| herself |
Mary Harris “Molly” Hewell Birth: February 22, 1847 43 34 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1934 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 9, 1888 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Mary Harris “Molly” Hewell has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (49)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles Hewell - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles Hewell - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
N & E of Cumberland River | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Mary Lucinda Shemwell - Household
Clarksville, Montgomery TN.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William A Hewell - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Hewell - Household
Palmyra Road Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lula Amanda Moss - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
Mary is Wallie - she is in next census with Alfred | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Alfred D Hewell - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Note | Census lists her middle name as "H" and her death certificate lists her middle name as "Harris" |