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) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 |
 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 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) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
 Military | Civil War Type: Oath of Amnesty March 24, 1864 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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 #5 | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell October 9, 1867 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 42 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 42 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | John Thomas Shemwell — Angie 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) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 44 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 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 — Adell D “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 |
Birth: 1770 43 15 — 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 Death: |
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6 years elder sister |
Birth: 1814 44 32 Death: June 1, 1857 — Cumberland River, Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
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4 years elder sister |
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 |
Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| Father’s family with Mary Suit |
| father |
Birth: 1770 43 15 — 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 |
Birth: July 1800 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1877 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Demarious Gray |
| himself |
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 |
Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
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 |
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
Notes: Will is "Francis" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | There was also a wife: Nancy Ann Rice in a gedcom but can't find any source. -b |