Clerinda Maletha ShemwellAge: 33 years1838–1872
- Name
- Clerinda Maletha Shemwell
- Given names
- Clerinda Maletha
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Clerinda Maletha Riggins
 Birth | December 14, 1838 38 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Zachariah Thomas Shemwell November 2, 1840 (Age 22 months) |
| Death of a brother | Zachariah Thomas Shemwell November 2, 1840 (Age 22 months) |
 Census | 1840 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell June 23, 1842 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Cherry February 21, 1845 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Cherry May 7, 1849 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 11 years) Note: Living with Robert Adams family |
| Marriage of a parent | Thomas W Shemwell — Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong — View this family January 11, 1853 (Age 14 years) |
 Civil marriage | William M Riggins Jr. — View this family December 22, 1853 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell December 31, 1854 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Walthen P Riggins about 1855 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John A Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Lydia Minerva Daniel September 1856 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Annie E Riggins January 31, 1857 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Allen Shemwell December 20, 1857 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha Earl Riggins June 30, 1858 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Mason Shemwell July 17, 1859 (Age 20 years) Note: or Tennessee |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | September 20, 1860 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alice M Shemwell April 25, 1862 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell May 24, 1864 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 son #4 | William Riggins March 1, 1866 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Isaac Shamwell October 14, 1867 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 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 28 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas Magus Riggins August 28, 1868 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ann C Shemwell January 15, 1869 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 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 | August 2, 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Fannie Bell Riggins November 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Susan Shemwell May 12, 1871 (Age 32 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Daniel Stalls — Martha Earl Riggins — View this family Type: Civil marriage February 26, 1872 (Age 33 years) |
 Death | 1872 (Age 33 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Cherry Birth: April 13, 1813 42 35 Death: February 21, 1845 |
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Marriage: February 5, 1835 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years elder brother |
William H Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1832 32 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1912 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: October 23, 1835 35 22 Death: October 26, 1835 |
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3 years herself |
Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Birth: December 14, 1838 38 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Zachariah Thomas Shemwell Birth: November 2, 1840 40 27 Death: November 2, 1840 |
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20 months younger sister |
Mary Ann Narcissus “May” Shemwell Birth: June 23, 1842 41 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong |
| father |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong Birth: July 15, 1831 31 19 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1917 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 11, 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell Birth: December 31, 1854 54 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
John A Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1855 55 24 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Thomas Allen Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1857 57 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1940 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months half-brother |
Joseph Mason Shemwell Birth: July 17, 1859 59 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 9, 1925 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Alice M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1862 61 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell Birth: May 24, 1864 63 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1934 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months half-sister |
Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910 |
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2 years half-sister |
Susan Shemwell Birth: May 12, 1871 70 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1901 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with William M Riggins Jr. |
| husband |
William M Riggins Jr. Birth: April 16, 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1907 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Birth: December 14, 1838 38 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1853 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Walthen P Riggins Birth: about 1855 25 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Annie E Riggins Birth: January 31, 1857 27 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1903 — Texas, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Martha Earl Riggins Birth: June 30, 1858 29 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1936 — Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States |
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8 years son |
William Riggins Birth: March 1, 1866 36 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1954 — Maury, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Magus Riggins Birth: August 28, 1868 39 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 1955 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Fannie Bell Riggins Birth: November 1870 41 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| William M Riggins Jr. + S Alice “Allie” Peele |
| husband |
William M Riggins Jr. Birth: April 16, 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1907 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
S Alice “Allie” Peele Birth: July 1865 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 21, 1882 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years step-son |
Herman Chestney Riggins Birth: August 28, 1887 58 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1973 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Harry Tracy Riggins Birth: November 25, 1889 60 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1985 — Illinois, United States |
| Census | Living with Robert Adams family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William M Riggins - Household
North and East of Cumberland River Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William M Riggins - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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