The Shemwell Family

Birth July 16, 1870 47 27
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy C Downer
after 1870 (Age )
Birth of a brotherGeorge Walter Ellis
estimated 1873 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherDodie Ellis
estimated 1876 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy Irene Ellis
March 1, 1880 (Age 9 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward E Ellis
March 2, 1882 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherWillie Ellis
January 12, 1885 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherLucy J Beloate
January 15, 1885 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherWillie Ellis
July 8, 1885 (Age 14 years)
MarriageBenjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. — View this family
estimated 1894 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1Hershal F Riggins
December 20, 1894 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Lucy Claude Riggins
September 1897 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonHershal F Riggins
December 10, 1897 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr.
June 22, 1899 (Age 28 years)
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherPembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis
February 16, 1901 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4Jessie Brooklyn Riggins
April 28, 1901 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5Alma Riggins
July 23, 1903 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonJessie Brooklyn Riggins
August 18, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6Carl Alexander Riggins
December 23, 1906 (Age 36 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Buren “Willie” Thomas — Lucy Claude Riggins — View this family
April 2, 1916 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Elmer W Thomas
February 5, 1919 (Age 48 years)
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2Leslie Clay Thomas
September 8, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3Wesley Carl Thomas
September 8, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4Melvin Bryant Riggins
April 2, 1924 (Age 53 years)
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5Franklin Wayne Morrisson
October 13, 1932 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6Doris Evelyn “Dot” Morrisson
March 27, 1935 (Age 64 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7Peggy Jean Riggins
November 1, 1944 (Age 74 years)
Death October 17, 1947 (Age 77 years)
Burial

Family with parents
father Parents Jesse Ellis Lucy C Downer	Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis 1822–1901
mother Parents George Beloate Nancy …	Lucy J Beloate 1842–1885
elder brother Family Pearl Bond Carrie Belle Ellis Lola W Ellis	Dhalma Beloate Ellis 1867–1955
herself Family Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. Hershal F Riggins Lucy Claude Riggins Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. Jessie Brooklyn Riggins Alma Riggins Carl Alexander Riggins	Pemetta “Etta” Ellis 1870–1947
younger brother Family (none)	George Walter Ellis 1873–
younger brother Family (none)	Dodie Ellis 1876–
younger sister Family Edward Lewis Riggins Elgin Lyman Riggins Etta Mae Riggins Floyd Otis Riggins Ellis Riggins Leslie Bond Riggins Margaret Lorene Riggins Elbert Ellis Riggins	Lucy Irene Ellis 1880–1960
younger brother Family Era Canada	Edward E Ellis 1882–1964
younger brother Family (none)	Willie Ellis 1885–1885
Family with Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr.
husband Parents Charles Alexander Riggins Roanna E Weatherford	Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. 1868–1959
herself Parents Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis Lucy J Beloate	Pemetta “Etta” Ellis 1870–1947
son Family (none)	Hershal F Riggins 1894–1897
daughter Family William Buren “Willie” Thomas Elmer W Thomas Leslie Clay Thomas Wesley Carl Thomas	Lucy Claude Riggins 1897–1976
son Family Lottie Grace Rowland Melvin Bryant Riggins Private	Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. 1899–1971
son Family (none)	Jessie Brooklyn Riggins 1901–1904
daughter Family Hartwell Winfred Morrisson Franklin Wayne Morrisson Doris Evelyn “Dot” Morrisson	Alma Riggins 1903–1989
son Family Myrtle Frances Richardson Private Peggy Jean Riggins	Carl Alexander Riggins 1906–1976