The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	January 15, 1869 68 37 Kentucky, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Andrew Jackson Armstrong before December 1869 (Age 10 months)
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 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 16 months) Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W. Shemwell - Household 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W. Shemwell - Household Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, USA Name Age Sex Race Occupation Assets Birthplace Par Bmth Mmth Edu Infirm Shemwell, Thomas W 68 M W Brickmason TN Shemwell, Milly 39 F W Keeping house KY Shemwell, Elizabeth 16 F W TN Shemwell, John A 14 M W Works on farm KY Shemwell, Thomas 12 M W Works on farm KY Shemwell, Joseph 10 M W Works on farm KY Shemwell, Alice 8 F W KY Shemwell, Mahala 6 F W KY Shemwell, Henry E 3 M W KY Shemwell, Ann 1 F W KY
Birth of a sister	Susan Shemwell May 12, 1871 (Age 2 years) Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-sister	Clerinda Maletha Shemwell 1872 (Age 2 years) Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Elmira A McCoy 1873 (Age 3 years) Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	Thomas W Shemwell July 20, 1877 (Age 8 years) Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years) Cuba 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 11, 1900 (Age 31 years) Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Armstrong - Household 1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Armstrong - Household Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Armstrong, Jackson head W M Feb 1836 54 Wd KY KY KY Farmer Shemwell, Milllie elder sister W F Jul 1829 71 Wd 8 6 KY KY KY Keeping house Shemwell, Ann C neice W F Jan 1869 31 S KY KY KY Dress Maker Shemwell, Sanford T nephew W M Jun 1873 27 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer
Death of a sister	Susan Shemwell about 1901 (Age 31 years) Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage	William Henry Harrison Simmons — View this family about 1902 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Annie Simmons January 7, 1903 (Age 33 years) Kentucky, United States
Birth of a son #2	Roscoe Simmons July 17, 1904 (Age 35 years) Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell November 20, 1907 (Age 38 years) Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Alice M Shemwell November 20, 1907 (Age 38 years) Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	John A Shemwell before 1910 (Age 40 years) Kentucky, United States
Death	1910 (Age 40 years)

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Cherry William H Shemwell Georgia Ann Shemwell Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Family with spouse Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell John A Shemwell Thomas Allen Shemwell Joseph Mason Shemwell Alice M Shemwell Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell Henry Isaac Shamwell Ann C Shemwell Susan Shemwell Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas W Shemwell Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell John A Shemwell Thomas Allen Shemwell Joseph Mason Shemwell Alice M Shemwell Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell Henry Isaac Shamwell Ann C Shemwell Susan Shemwell Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong Birth: July 15, 1831 31 19 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1917 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: January 11, 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner Henry Ernest Stagner Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner Family with spouse William Santford Shemwell Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell Birth: December 31, 1854 54 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Kentucky, United States
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Annie B Wadlington John A Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1855 55 24 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Allen Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1857 57 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1940 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States
19 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Josephine “Josie” Gibbs Genie Belle Shemwell Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell Ernest E Shemwell Vera Shemwell Joseph Mason Shemwell Birth: July 17, 1859 59 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 9, 1925 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alice M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1862 61 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Albert Ewing Brown Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell Birth: May 24, 1864 63 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1934 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rebecca Kennedy Samuel Franklin Shemwell Family with spouse Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart Eva Lilly Shamwell Henry Elmer Shamwell Barney S Shamwell Grace May Shamwell James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
15 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Henry Harrison Simmons Annie Simmons Roscoe Simmons Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Lysander Choate Julia Ethel Choate Anne Rosella “Annie” Choate Melvin Lee Choate Susan Shemwell Birth: May 12, 1871 70 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1901 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Martha Cherry - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Cherry William H Shemwell Georgia Ann Shemwell Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Family with spouse Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell John A Shemwell Thomas Allen Shemwell Joseph Mason Shemwell Alice M Shemwell Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell Henry Isaac Shamwell Ann C Shemwell Susan Shemwell Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas W Shemwell William H Shemwell Georgia Ann Shemwell Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Martha Cherry Birth: April 13, 1813 42 35 Death: February 21, 1845
	Marriage: February 5, 1835 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
-3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William H Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1832 32 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1912 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: October 23, 1835 35 22 Death: October 26, 1835
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William M Riggins Jr. Walthen P Riggins Annie E Riggins Martha Earl Riggins William Riggins Thomas Magus Riggins Fannie Bell Riggins Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Birth: December 14, 1838 38 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
23 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Birth: November 2, 1840 40 27 Death: November 2, 1840
20 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Birth: June 23, 1842 41 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death:

Family with William Henry Harrison Simmons - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susan Armstrong Sephus Mansfield Simmons William Samuel Simmons Family with spouse Ann C Shemwell Annie Simmons Roscoe Simmons William Henry Harrison Simmons Birth: June 8, 1841 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1916 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Henry Harrison Simmons Annie Simmons Roscoe Simmons Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910
	Marriage: about 1902 —
1 year daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Annie Simmons Birth: January 7, 1903 61 33 — Kentucky, United States Death:
18 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Roscoe Simmons Birth: July 17, 1904 63 35 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1977 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

William Henry Harrison Simmons + Susan Armstrong - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susan Armstrong Sephus Mansfield Simmons William Samuel Simmons Family with spouse Ann C Shemwell Annie Simmons Roscoe Simmons William Henry Harrison Simmons Birth: June 8, 1841 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1916 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Henry Harrison Simmons Sephus Mansfield Simmons William Samuel Simmons Susan Armstrong Death:
	Marriage: May 17, 1867 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Letha Cruse Sephus Mansfield Simmons Birth: September 4, 1870 29 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1942 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States
1 year step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret A Sutherlin William Vodra Simmons William Samuel Simmons Birth: September 19, 1871 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1949 — Graves, Kentucky, United States

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Census View	1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W. Shemwell - Household Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, USA Name Age Sex Race Occupation Assets Birthplace Par Bmth Mmth Edu Infirm Shemwell, Thomas W 68 M W Brickmason TN Shemwell, Milly 39 F W Keeping house KY Shemwell, Elizabeth 16 F W TN Shemwell, John A 14 M W Works on farm KY Shemwell, Thomas 12 M W Works on farm KY Shemwell, Joseph 10 M W Works on farm KY Shemwell, Alice 8 F W KY Shemwell, Mahala 6 F W KY Shemwell, Henry E 3 M W KY Shemwell, Ann 1 F W KY
Census View	1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Armstrong - Household Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Armstrong, Jackson head W M Feb 1836 54 Wd KY KY KY Farmer Shemwell, Milllie elder sister W F Jul 1829 71 Wd 8 6 KY KY KY Keeping house Shemwell, Ann C neice W F Jan 1869 31 S KY KY KY Dress Maker Shemwell, Sanford T nephew W M Jun 1873 27 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer

Family with parents
father Parents Zachariah Shemwell Mary Suit	Thomas W Shemwell 1800–1877
mother Parents Andrew Jackson Armstrong Elmira A McCoy	Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong 1831–1917
elder sister Family Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner Henry Ernest Stagner Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner (unknown) William Santford Shemwell	Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell 1854–1907
elder brother Family Annie B Wadlington	John A Shemwell 1855–1910
elder brother Family (none)	Thomas Allen Shemwell 1857–1940
elder brother Family Josephine “Josie” Gibbs Genie Belle Shemwell Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell Ernest E Shemwell Vera Shemwell	Joseph Mason Shemwell 1859–1925
elder sister Family (none)	Alice M Shemwell 1862–1907
elder sister Family Albert Ewing Brown	Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell 1864–1934
elder brother Family Rebecca Kennedy Samuel Franklin Shemwell Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart Eva Lilly Shamwell Henry Elmer Shamwell Barney S Shamwell Grace May Shamwell James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell	Henry Isaac Shamwell 1867–1943
herself Family William Henry Harrison Simmons Annie Simmons Roscoe Simmons	Ann C Shemwell 1869–1910
younger sister Family Robert Lysander Choate Julia Ethel Choate Anne Rosella “Annie” Choate Melvin Lee Choate	Susan Shemwell 1871–1901
Father’s family with Martha Cherry
father Parents Zachariah Shemwell Mary Suit	Thomas W Shemwell 1800–1877
step-mother Parents William Cherry Lydia Minerva Daniel	Martha Cherry 1813–1845
half-brother Family (none)	William H Shemwell 1832–1912
half-sister Family (none)	Georgia Ann Shemwell 1835–1835
half-sister Family William M Riggins Jr. Walthen P Riggins Annie E Riggins Martha Earl Riggins William Riggins Thomas Magus Riggins Fannie Bell Riggins	Clerinda Maletha Shemwell 1838–1872
half-brother Family (none)	Zachariah Thomas Shemwell 1840–1840
half-sister Family (none)	Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell 1842–
Family with William Henry Harrison Simmons
husband Parents (unknown)	William Henry Harrison Simmons 1841–1916
herself Parents Thomas W Shemwell Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong	Ann C Shemwell 1869–1910
daughter Family (none)	Annie Simmons 1903–
son Family (none)	Roscoe Simmons 1904–1977
William Henry Harrison Simmons + Susan Armstrong
husband Parents (unknown)	William Henry Harrison Simmons 1841–1916
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Susan Armstrong –
step-son Family Mary Letha Cruse	Sephus Mansfield Simmons 1870–1942
step-son Family Margaret A Sutherlin William Vodra Simmons	William Samuel Simmons 1871–1949