Edward Boyd HewellAge: 57 years1842–1900
- Name
- Edward Boyd Hewell
- Given names
- Edward Boyd
- Surname
- Hewell
 Birth | May 16, 1842 38 30 |
 Military | Tennessee Confederacy Agency: Fourteenth Infantry Note: During the Battle at Fort Donelson Edward was taken prisoner and remained there the rest of the war. He was never really well after that. |
 Birth of a brother | William Allen Hewell July 28, 1844 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Hewell February 22, 1847 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 brother | Emile William Hewell 1849 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | December 5, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lura Alamarinda “Amanda” Hewell June 7, 1852 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | October 10, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 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 24 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 26 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 | August 13, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Charles Hewell after 1872 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 35 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Moss — View this family January 28, 1879 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell March 31, 1880 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lura Amanda Hewell August 25, 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Oscar Edward “Sonny” Hewell December 3, 1882 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert Emmett Hewell July 21, 1886 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Allen Hewell November 16, 1886 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Elizabeth Moss June 25, 1894 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 |
 Death | April 23, 1900 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: T. C. Hewell Cemetery #2 |
 Last change | August 5, 2016 – 14:28:11 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Charles Hewell Birth: about 1804 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1872 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Lucinda Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1812 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1826 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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12 years elder sister |
Lura Alamarinda “Amanda” Hewell Birth: April 18, 1838 34 26 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1852 |
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2 years elder brother |
Jefferson Devan Hewell Birth: May 13, 1840 36 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 28, 1923 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Edward Boyd Hewell Birth: May 16, 1842 38 30 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 23, 1900 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Allen Hewell Birth: July 28, 1844 40 32 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 16, 1886 |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Hewell Birth: February 22, 1847 43 34 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1934 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
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| Family with Mary Elizabeth Moss |
| himself |
Edward Boyd Hewell Birth: May 16, 1842 38 30 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 23, 1900 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Moss Birth: January 7, 1853 30 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 25, 1894 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 28, 1879 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months son |
Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell Birth: March 31, 1880 37 27 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1945 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Birth: August 25, 1881 39 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 13, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months son |
Oscar Edward “Sonny” Hewell Birth: December 3, 1882 40 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 22, 1930 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Emmett Hewell Birth: July 21, 1886 44 33 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1977 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
Edward Boyd Hewell has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (49)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” 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
| Military | During the Battle at Fort Donelson Edward was taken prisoner and remained there the rest of the war. He was never really well after that. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles Hewell - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles Hewell - Household
Montgomery Co. Tn.
N & E of Cumberland River | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Mary Lucinda Shemwell - Household
Clarksville, Montgomery TN.
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| Note | I know my Gr-grandfather Edward Boyd was at the Fort Donelson Battle. He was under Nathan Bedford Forrest, Cavalry.
He did not have a horse and was captured near the Cumberland River and spent the rest of the war in a Gettysburg Prison. Left him weak the rest of his life. |