Joseph H “Joe” ShemwellAge: 65 years1858–1924
- Name
- Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell
- Given names
- Joseph H
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Joe
 Birth | December 3, 1858 26 34 |
 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 | August 14, 1860 (Age 20 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Samuel M “Sam” Shemwell June 22, 1861 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Katherine Shemwell October 30, 1864 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell August 29, 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 10 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 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 21 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth Jones — View this family December 20, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 41 years) |
 Occupation | Coal Miner 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Occupation | Grocer 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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 20, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Black “Sam” Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 63 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a sister | Drucilla Frances Shemwell March 8, 1924 (Age 65 years) |
| Will | April 7, 1924 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | August 20, 1924 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery |
| Identification number | KC68-51Y Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Black “Sam” Shemwell Birth: August 26, 1832 26 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1921 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock Birth: May 3, 1824 23 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1851 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell Birth: December 1851 19 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1926 — Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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5 months elder sister |
Drucilla Frances Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1852 19 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John L Shemwell Birth: August 1854 21 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1858 26 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel M “Sam” Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1861 28 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1935 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Katherine Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1864 32 40 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1868 36 44 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1936 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth Jones |
| himself |
Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1858 26 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1924 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth Jones Birth: August 29, 1861 — Butler, Kentucky, United States Death: June 2, 1949 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1889 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household
4th Pct. Paradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
Notes: Mary C. & Susan S. Shemwell are Black. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: 2 doors down from John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph H. Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph H. Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Next door to Brother John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell - Household
Shemwell Hill? Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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