Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” ShemwellAge: 52 years1862–1915
- Name
- Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- Joseph Wade
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Joe
 Birth | August 28, 1862 55 32 |
 Marriage | Linnie Bell Ralls — View this family |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Dalin Shemwell June 10, 1863 (Age 9 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell May 19, 1865 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 | Rev. Roland W Shemwell November 21, 1867 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell April 17, 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 7 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Mary Alice Shemwell after May 24, 1874 (Age 11 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lafayette Cemetery #1 |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 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 10, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell June 1, 1885 (Age 22 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | Frank H Shemwell after June 1, 1885 (Age 22 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lafayette Cemetery #1 |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen James Shemwell January 12, 1892 (Age 29 years) Cause: Chronic hepatitis |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek October 20, 1895 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage | Lela Bell Hancock — View this family December 24, 1895 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 daughter #1 | Gradie Odella Shemwell August 20, 1899 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Shemwell May 25, 1901 (Age 38 years) |
| Left Wife | News item May 25, 1905 (Age 42 years) |
| Disappearance | News Article June 1905 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iowa Shemwell September 1905 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Marguerite Elaine Shemwell February 15, 1906 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bernice Lorraine Shemwell 1909 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell April 20, 1911 (Age 48 years) |
| Lived | Residence between 1907 and 1911 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Harris Wade Shemwell June 17, 1914 (Age 51 years) |
 Death | January 10, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lost Creek Missionary Baptist Cemetery |
 Last change | October 10, 2020 – 21:05:31 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Birth: July 5, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1895 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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Not married: about 1860 — |
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-5 years elder brother |
Birth: July 22, 1854 47 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1924 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Birth: March 12, 1860 52 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1905 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
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9 months younger brother |
Birth: June 10, 1863 56 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1948 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: May 19, 1865 58 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1936 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Birth: April 17, 1869 61 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1947 — Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha Sinnot |
| father |
Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Birth: about 1810 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 14, 1883 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 1836 — |
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3 years half-sister |
Birth: 1838 30 28 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 25, 1901 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Birth: 1840 32 30 — Louisiana, United States Death: January 12, 1892 — Louisiana, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Birth: 1844 36 34 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: June 1, 1885 |
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3 years half-sister |
Birth: December 17, 1846 39 36 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 24, 1874 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Lela Bell Hancock |
| himself |
Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — |
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4 years daughter |
Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Linnie Bell Ralls |
| himself |
Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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| daughter |
Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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2 years son |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years son |
Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (44)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Higgs Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enum Dist. 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Wade Shemwell - Household
ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell - Household
Fairview, Custer, Colorado
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