Elmore L Shemwell1863–
- Name
- Elmore L Shemwell
- Given names
- Elmore L
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1863 37 24 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Ella N Shemwell January 3, 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 20, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell August 17, 1871 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Washington Shemwell September 17, 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell June 12, 1883 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 of a brother | Lynn Boyd Shemwell December 20, 1906 (Age 43 years) Cause: Stroke/Exposure |
| Death of a mother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 50 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell April 6, 1923 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell May 7, 1923 (Age 60 years) Cause: Measles |
| Death of a brother | James Love Shemwell March 25, 1925 (Age 62 years) Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Ella N Shemwell July 12, 1940 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Washington Shemwell January 28, 1942 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah E Williamson Birth: May 23, 1838 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1913 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 27, 1857 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lynn Boyd Shemwell Birth: August 6, 1859 34 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1906 — Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years himself |
Elmore L Shemwell Birth: 1863 37 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Ella N Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1869 43 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1940 |
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3 years younger sister |
Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1871 46 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1923 — Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1883 58 45 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 1923 — Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
Elmore L Shemwell has 38 first cousins recorded
Father's family (38)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Briensburg, Marshall, Kentucky
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