David Alexander ShemwellAge: 84 years1820–1904
- Name
- David Alexander Shemwell
- Given names
- David Alexander
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 14, 1820 27 41 |
 Birth of a brother | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell September 11, 1822 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Pinkney H Shemwell March 28, 1825 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Cox Shemwell December 11, 1828 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy … between 1820 and 1830 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Cole 1821 (Age 10 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Shemwell July 8, 1831 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 11 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Polly Shemwell after 1832 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Shemwell after 1833 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell 1839 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah W “Susie” Cox August 3, 1839 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Permelia J Roach — View this family about 1845 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Shemwell October 28, 1845 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell December 22, 1846 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 25 years)Note: 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 daughter #2 | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1848 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Cox 1848 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Alexander Shemwell May 11, 1850 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Ann Shemwell about 1852 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nancy Adeline Shemwell September 5, 1854 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 5, 1856 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell April 30, 1858 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 36 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Military service | Marshall County Militia between 1860 and 1861 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mary L Shemwell 1861 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Peter Pinkney Shemwell July 10, 1862 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell October 3, 1862 (Age 42 years) |
| Military service | Marshall County Militia between 1863 and 1864 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell March 14, 1865 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 41 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 46 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 46 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Military service | Marshall County Militia between 1868 and 1869 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1868 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 48 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 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alexander Lee Riley — Madora E “Dora” Shemwell — View this family November 9, 1876 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Amelia Ann Riley January 5, 1878 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell — Martha Angeline Lyles — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 17, 1878 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 58 years) Cause: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Oscar Turner Shemwell September 29, 1879 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Alexander Shemwell — Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes — View this family December 24, 1879 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 60 years) Address: Smith Dist. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bettie Emilou Shemwell May 20, 1881 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Almon Hix Shemwell March 2, 1883 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Etta Adaline Shemwell March 3, 1885 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles — Nancy Adeline Shemwell — View this family December 15, 1886 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Peter Pinkney Shemwell — Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance — View this family December 22, 1886 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Jack Owen Shemwell May 30, 1887 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a son | William Alexander Shemwell November 17, 1887 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandchild #7 | … Lyles April 12, 1888 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandchild | … Lyles April 12, 1888 (Age 68 years) Cause: In Childbirth |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Adeline Shemwell April 12, 1888 (Age 68 years) Note: Brewer's Mill - Mother and child died at childbirth. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Hattie Shemwell May 22, 1888 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a son | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell August 10, 1889 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell November 8, 1889 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell — Luella Bell — View this family January 1, 1890 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Rudy Scott Shemwell February 15, 1890 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Infant Shemwell September 15, 1891 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Shemwell September 15, 1891 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Ethel Shemwell January 19, 1892 (Age 71 years) Note: Stone says 1891 |
| Marriage | Nancy Rebecca Breezeel — View this family February 1, 1892 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Ola Mable Shemwell October 17, 1892 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Shemwell 1892 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Cox Shemwell January 16, 1893 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Shemwell February 4, 1894 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Gladys Shemwell April 29, 1894 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | John Lloyd Shemwell September 13, 1894 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ola Mable Shemwell December 10, 1895 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Forest Shemwell February 28, 1896 (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell — Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland — View this family June 2, 1896 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ethel Shemwell September 28, 1896 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell March 8, 1897 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Mary Catherine Shemwell March 14, 1897 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Florence Nightingale Shemwell August 16, 1897 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Forest Shemwell April 15, 1898 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Bethel Shemwell July 26, 1898 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Helen Rebecca Shemwell August 18, 1898 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 78 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Ruth Shemwell May 31, 1900 (Age 80 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 80 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Jefferson Davis “Jeff” Shemwell August 16, 1900 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ruth Shemwell June 15, 1901 (Age 81 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Raffie Matilda “Roxie” Shemwell February 10, 1902 (Age 81 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Adeline Olivia Shemwell April 13, 1902 (Age 82 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Laura Bell Shemwell January 15, 1904 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | May 24, 1904 (Age 84 years) Cause of death: Heart Trouble |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Identification number | K8RB-JN9 Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Shemwell Birth: July 23, 1792 42 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 28, 1845 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susannah W “Susie” Cox Birth: December 16, 1778 12 14 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1839 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1818 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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7 months elder brother |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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19 months himself |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 41 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 43 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 46 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Henry Cox Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1828 36 49 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1893 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1831 38 52 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Polly Shemwell Birth: after 1832 39 53 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
James Shemwell Birth: after 1833 40 54 Death: |
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7 years younger brother |
Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Birth: 1839 46 60 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1862 — Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Permelia J Roach |
| himself |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 41 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1845 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Susanna Cox Shemwell Birth: 1848 27 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1868 |
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2 years son |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Ann Shemwell Birth: about 1852 31 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 |
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3 years daughter |
Nancy Adeline Shemwell Birth: September 5, 1854 34 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1888 — Brewers, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: 1861 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months son |
Peter Pinkney Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1862 42 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1920 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Nancy Rebecca Breezeel |
| himself |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 41 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1892 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Brewers Mill, Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Smiths, Marshall, KY.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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