The Shemwell Family

Thomas Shemwell1869

Name
Thomas Shemwell
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Shemwell
Note: Best guess he was the Thomas that married Ida. Dates & places fit, Georgia Ann & Bitty were also in New Madrid, Missouri. -d&b
Birth 1869 54 34
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Elbert Shemwell
July 9, 1872 (Age 3 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherJohn P Shemwell
after 1880 (Age 11 years)

Death of a motherMahalia Adeline Dodd
before October 1896 (Age 27 years)
Civil marriageIda Lee WilliamsView this family
April 27, 1901 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#1Andrew Jackson “A J” Shemwell
July 22, 1904 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Emma C Shemwell
July 24, 1906 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childFrank WardEmma C ShemwellView this family
July 29, 1925 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Frank Lafayette Ward
September 10, 1926 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherJames Elbert Shemwell
March 12, 1931 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Madge Christine Shemwell
March 16, 1933 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterGeorgia Ann Shemwell
October 25, 1934 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3Vera Margaret Shemwell
February 23, 1938 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell
May 17, 1947 (Age 78 years)
Cause: chronic arthritis
Burial of a brotherJoseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell
May 19, 1947 (Age 78 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry Shemwell
June 9, 1951 (Age 82 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial of a brotherWilliam Henry Shemwell
June 10, 1951 (Age 82 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Death of a wifeIda Lee Williams
June 19, 1963 (Age 94 years)
Death of a daughterEmma C Shemwell
about February 26, 1974 (Age 105 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 21, 1860Stewart, Tennessee, United States
-3 years
elder sister
6 years
elder brother
William Henry Shemwell
Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 1951Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
2 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
James Elbert Shemwell
Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1931Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Family with Ida Lee Williams - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 27, 1901Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Andrew Jackson “A J” Shemwell
Birth: July 22, 1904 35 23Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1996Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Emma C Shemwell
Birth: July 24, 1906 37 25Tennessee, United States
Death: about February 26, 1974Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, United States
Clinton DeWitt Godfrey + Ida Lee Williams - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: estimated December 1909New Madrid, Missouri, United States
23 months
step-daughter
Grace Parlee “Gracie” Godfrey
Birth: October 28, 1911 51 30Lilbourn, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: June 27, 2001Thomas, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
William Trigg + Ida Lee Williams - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: May 18, 1916Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Private + Ida Lee Williams - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

Thomas Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household

Civil District 9 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
John Shemwell58MWFarmerTN
Mahalia Shemwell35FWKeeping HouseTN
Georgeanna Shemwell12FWTN
William Shemwell6MWTN
Joseph Shemwell4MWTN
John Shemwell3MWTN
Thomas Shemwell1MWTN
William H. Shemwell37MWFarm HandTN
Thomas McVay18MWFarm HandTN

Notes: Adaline is Mahalia? John born in Tn. William H is son of Thomas W.

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household

Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
J. P. ShemwellWM70headMLaborerILILIL
Adaline ShemwellWF45wifeMTNTNTN
William ShemwellWM15sonS-TNTNTN
Joseph ShemwellWM13sonS-TNTNTN
John Wesley ShemwellWM12sonS-TNTNTN
Thomas ShemwellWM10sonS-TNTNTN
James ShemwellWM8sonS-TNTNTN
William H. ShemwellWM42boarderS-TNTNTN
Lusindy MooreWF11boarderS-TNTNTN

Notes: William H is John's uncle - father’s half-brother

Name
Best guess he was the Thomas that married Ida. Dates & places fit, Georgia Ann & Bitty were also in New Madrid, Missouri. -d&b