The Shemwell Family

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
Birth of a brotherThomas Dalin Shemwell
June 10, 1863 (Age 9 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Ann Shemwell
May 19, 1865 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 brotherRev. 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 brotherRev. 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-sisterMary Alice Shemwell
May 24, 1874 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherHarrison 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-brotherFrank H Shemwell
June 1, 1885 (Age 22 years)

Death of a half-brotherAllen James Shemwell
January 12, 1892 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Chronic hepatitis
Death of a motherElizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
October 20, 1895 (Age 33 years)
MarriageLela 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-sisterElizabeth Shemwell
May 25, 1901 (Age 38 years)
Left Wife
News item
May 25, 1905 (Age 42 years)
MarriageLinnie Bell Ralls — View this family
May 30, 1905 (Age 42 years)
Disappearance
News Article
June 1905 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterIowa 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
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
6 years
elder sister
Iowa Shemwell
Birth: March 12, 1860 52 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 1905 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
9 months
younger brother
Thomas Dalin Shemwell
Birth: June 10, 1863 56 32 — Tennessee, United States
Death: February 13, 1948 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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
3 years
younger brother
17 months
younger brother
Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell
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 - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 1836 —
3 years
half-sister
Elizabeth Shemwell
Birth: 1838 30 28 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: May 25, 1901 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
3 years
half-brother
Allen James Shemwell
Birth: 1840 32 30 — Louisiana, United States
Death: January 12, 1892 — Louisiana, United States
5 years
half-brother
Frank H Shemwell
Birth: 1844 36 34 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: June 1, 1885
3 years
half-sister
Mary Alice Shemwell
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 - View this family
himself
wife
Lela Bell Hancock
Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1895 —
4 years
daughter
Family with Linnie Bell Ralls - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 30, 1905 — Jackson, Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
4 years
daughter
2 years
son
3 years
son
John Harris Wade Shemwell
Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Dudley Monroe Wallace + Linnie Bell Ralls - View this family
wife’s husband
Dudley Monroe Wallace
Birth: October 10, 1873 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 9, 1949 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: July 18, 1895 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Higgs Shemwell - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Harrison Shemwell63MWFarmerKY
Elizabeth Shemwell39FWKeeping houseTN
Henry Shemwell15MWFarm HandTN
Iowa Shemwell10FWat homeTN
Joseph Shemwell8MWTN
Thomas Shemwell7MWTN
Mary Shemwell5FWTN
Roland Shemwell3MWTN
Luther Shemwell4MWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Liz ShemwellWF49HeadM26Keeping HouseTNNCNC
Henry H ShemwellMuM25sonS-FarmerTNTNTN
Iowa ShemwellMuF20daughterS-TNTNTN
Joseph ShemwellMuM19sonS-TNTNTN
Thomas ShemwellMuM17sonS-TNTNTN
Mary S ShemwellMuF15daughterS-TNTNTN
Roland ShemwellMuM12sonS-TNKYTN
Martin L ShemwellMuM11sonS-TNKYTN

Notes: Enum Dist. 155

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Wade Shemwell - Household

ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Joseph Wade ShemwellheadWMOct 186138M5--TNKYTNPhysician
Lela Bell HancockwifeWFOct 187326M511KYKYKY
Gradie Odella ShemwelldaughterWFAug 189910mS---KYTNKY

Notes: Next door to brother & sisters

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell - Household

Fairview, Custer, Colorado

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, Joseph WheadMW47M17TNTNTNLaborerOdd jobs at mill
Shemwell, Linnie BwifeFW30M2722TNTNTN
Shemwell, Marguerite AdaughterFW4SCOTNTN
Shemwell, Bernice LdaughterFW1-8mSCOTNTN