Joseph Zachariah “Joe” ShemwellAge: 81 years1865–1947
- Name
- Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell
- Given names
- Joseph Zachariah
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Joe
 Birth | December 25, 1865 50 30 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 months)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 12 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell 1868 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Shemwell 1869 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 1, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Elbert Shemwell July 9, 1872 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 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 1, 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | John P Shemwell after 1880 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan — View this family June 30, 1887 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lola Gertrude Shemwell March 18, 1888 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Lymon Shemwell March 11, 1890 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Flora Belle Shemwell January 15, 1893 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 34 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Edward Wilson September 3, 1914 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin Wilson — Lola Gertrude Shemwell — View this family about 1914 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | John Lymon Shemwell — Kate Lorine Hussey — View this family January 29, 1919 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Fillmore Shemwell Batson April 14, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Fillmore Shemwell Batson April 14, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Juanita “Nita” Batson November 7, 1923 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 18, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Elbert Shemwell March 12, 1931 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 25, 1934 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 17, 1947 (Age 81 years) Cause of death: chronic arthritis |
 Burial | May 19, 1947 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Identification number | GHN9-4D1 Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John P Shemwell Birth: about 1815 45 33 — Illinois, United States Death: after 1880 |
| mother |
Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1860 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years elder sister |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1858 43 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1934 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months himself |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell Birth: 1868 53 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: 1869 54 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
James Elbert Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1931 — Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Thompson |
| step-father |
… Thompson Death: |
| mother |
Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan |
| himself |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan Birth: June 4, 1865 47 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1950 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1887 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Lola Gertrude Shemwell Birth: March 18, 1888 22 22 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 4, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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2 years son |
John Lymon Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1890 24 24 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1970 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Flora Belle Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1893 27 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1982 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Mary Demarious Gray
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Civil District 9 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Adaline is Mahalia? John born in Tn. William H is son of Thomas W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: William H is John's uncle - father’s half-brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Midway town Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell - Household
Tennessee Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee
Census says Mary should be Anna. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Hugh McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
Assumed William Thomas ..same Dist. 4 as 1920. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Stephen Batson - Household
4th District Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: with Joseph & Annie Shemwell |