Sarah ShemwellAge: 26 years1858–1884
- Name
- Sarah Shemwell
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Sarah Bell
 Birth | 1858 33 31 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 brother | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell October 9, 1867 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 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 9 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 11 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 |
 Marriage | Franklin Bell — View this family December 23, 1874 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Washington Bell October 8, 1875 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lela Bell December 23, 1877 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 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 mother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
 Death | before 1884 (Age 26 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| mother |
Mary Demarious Gray Birth: about 1827 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 |
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Marriage: November 8, 1844 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Hiram Rice Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1846 21 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years herself |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years younger brother |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Franklin Bell |
| husband |
Franklin Bell Birth: November 26, 1852 34 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 25, 1928 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1874 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months son |
William Washington Bell Birth: October 8, 1875 22 17 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1953 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lela Bell Birth: December 23, 1877 25 19 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1957 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
| Franklin Bell + Mary Madden |
| husband |
Franklin Bell Birth: November 26, 1852 34 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 25, 1928 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Madden Birth: 1856 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1922 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1887 — |
Sarah Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd
Parents Henry George Clay Cherry + Maletha Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 7, Dover P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 12, Danville P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Will is "Francis" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Bell - Household
2nd Dist. Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Will is living with sister |