William Alexander ShemwellAge: 45 years1825–1870
- Name
- William Alexander Shemwell
- Given names
- William Alexander
- Surname
- Shemwell
Note: There was also a wife: Nancy Ann Rice in a gedcom but can't find any source. -b
 Birth | about 1825 55 43 |
 Death of a father | Zachariah Shemwell 1826 (Age 12 months) |
 Marriage | Mary Demarious Gray — View this family November 8, 1844 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann … March 18, 1845 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Hiram Rice Shemwell July 7, 1846 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Shemwell February 19, 1847 (Age 22 years) Cause: Fever |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Thomas Shemwell May 1849 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy Ann Shemwell March 5, 1851 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jemima Shemwell June 1, 1857 (Age 32 years) Cause: Congestive chills |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Shemwell 1858 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
 Military | Civil War Type: Oath of Amnesty March 24, 1864 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell October 9, 1867 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Thomas Shemwell — A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy — View this family November 1, 1868 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Franklin Connell — Nancy Ann Shemwell — View this family June 25, 1869 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Luella “Ella” Shemwell January 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Alice Connell July 10, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hiram Rice Shemwell — Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont — View this family March 19, 1872 (Age 47 years) Note: 03 Feb 1872 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nellie A Shemwell March 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Luther Edgar Shemwell September 24, 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | … Connell about 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Bell — Sarah Shemwell — View this family December 23, 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Georgia Florence Connell September 9, 1875 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William Washington Bell October 8, 1875 (Age 50 years) |
 Death | between 1870 and 1875 (Age 45 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Zachariah Shemwell Birth: 1770 43 20 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1826 — Union, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susan Jemimah Whatley Birth: 1782 21 — Georgia, United States Death: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1802 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: about 1809 39 27 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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6 years elder sister |
Jemima Shemwell Birth: 1814 44 32 Death: June 1, 1857 — Cumberland River, Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John P Shemwell Birth: about 1815 45 33 — Illinois, United States Death: after 1880 |
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4 years elder sister |
Maletha Shemwell Birth: 1818 48 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1894 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Joseph Shemwell Birth: about 1822 52 40 Death: February 19, 1847 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years himself |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| Father’s family with Mary Suit |
| father |
Zachariah Shemwell Birth: 1770 43 20 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1826 — Union, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Suit Death: |
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Marriage: July 23, 1794 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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| half-sister |
Rebecca Shemwell Death: |
| half-brother |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: July 1800 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Demarious Gray |
| himself |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| wife |
Mary Demarious Gray Birth: about 1827 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 8, 1844 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months son |
Hiram Rice Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1846 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years son |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
William Alexander Shemwell has 50 first cousins recorded
Father's family (41)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Sarah Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel J Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (9)
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jemimah Whatley Household
14 Sept 1850 Stewart County
We think John 11 is only 1. -b & d Notes: William Ellis-Asst. Marshall P-389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 7, Dover P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 12, Danville P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Name | There was also a wife: Nancy Ann Rice in a gedcom but can't find any source. -b |