The Shemwell Family

Ida Lee WilliamsAge: 82 years18811963

Name
Ida Lee Williams
Given names
Ida Lee
Surname
Williams
Married name
Ida Lee Shemwell
Married name
Ida Lee Godfrey
Married name
Ida Lee Trigg
Married name
Ida Lee Harris
Birth April 11, 1881 25
Birth of a brotherJohn Williams
February 1885 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Williams
February 1885 (Age 3 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 19 years)
Civil marriageThomas ShemwellView this family
April 27, 1901 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1Andrew Jackson “A J” Shemwell
July 22, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Emma C Shemwell
July 24, 1906 (Age 25 years)
MarriageClinton DeWitt GodfreyView this family
estimated December 1909 (Age 28 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3Grace Parlee “Gracie” Godfrey
October 28, 1911 (Age 30 years)
MarriageWilliam TriggView this family
May 18, 1916 (Age 35 years)
Census January 1920 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childFrank WardEmma C ShemwellView this family
July 29, 1925 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Frank Lafayette Ward
September 10, 1926 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childVirgil Martin DeBaunGrace Parlee “Gracie” GodfreyView this family
Type: Civil marriage
February 14, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Madge Christine Shemwell
March 16, 1933 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3Vera Margaret Shemwell
February 23, 1938 (Age 56 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death June 19, 1963 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mounds Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
3 years
herself
4 years
younger brother
John Williams
Birth: February 1885 29Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death:
1 month
younger brother
James Williams
Birth: February 1885 29Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death:
Family with Thomas Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
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
Family with Clinton DeWitt Godfrey - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: estimated December 1909New Madrid, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
Grace Parlee “Gracie” Godfrey
Birth: October 28, 1911 51 30Lilbourn, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: June 27, 2001Thomas, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
Family with William Trigg - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 18, 1916Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Clinton DeWitt Godfrey + Mary Craig - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: February 13, 1889Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Clinton DeWitt Godfrey + Victoria Forrest - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 22, 1893Lake, Tennessee, United States
-9 years
step-son
12 years
step-daughter
Mary Godfrey
Birth: estimated 1895 35 18Missouri, United States
Death:
12 years
step-son
Clinton DeWitt Godfrey + - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage:
step-son
-21 years
step-son

Ida Lee Williams has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Nercilla Ellen Spears - Household

Buffalo, Humphreys, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Williams, NarssilinheadWFFeb185644Wd82TNTNTN
Williams, GeorgesonWMMay187822STNTNTNFarm Labor
Williams, IdadaughterWFApr188119WdTNTNTNServant
Williams, JamessonWMFeb188515STNTNTNFarm Labor
Williams, JohnsonWMFeb188515STNTNTNFarm Labor

Says she only has 2 children living but 4 kids listed? -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Godfrey Clinton - Household

New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Clinton GodfreyheadMW50M46moKYENGKYManagerGeneral farm
Ida ShemwellwifeFW29M36mo22TNTNTN
John GodfreysonMW26SMOKYTN
Mary GodfreydaughterFW15S00MOKYTN
Burnie GodfreysonMW4SMOKYTN
Andrew Shemwellstep sonMW6STNTNTN
Emma Shemwellstep daughterFW4S00TNTNTN
John Williamsbrother in lawMW26STNTNTNFarm handGeneral farm

Census Says his 4 marriage Ida's 3rd.

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Trigg - Household

1920 La Font New Madrid Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wm TriggheadMW57MTNKYTNFarmerFarm
Ida TriggwifeFW39MTNTNTN
Andrew Shemwellstep sonMW16STNTNTN
Emma Shemwellstep daughterFW14STNTNTN
Gracey Godfreystep daughterFW9SMOTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Shemwell - Household

New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
A. J. ShemwellheadMW35TNFarmerFarm
Celia ShemwellwifeFW32MO
Madge ShemwelldaughterFW7MO
Mera ShemwelldaughterFW0MO
Ida TriggsmotherFWTN

Note
Personal family tree on Ancestry lists parents as Lewis Williams (1838-1900) and Nercilla Spears (1852-????). Also states father died in Humphreys, Tennessee. There are twin brothers, John and James. Ida married several times.