The Shemwell Family

James ShemwellAge: 51 years17981849

Name
James Shemwell
Given names
James
Surname
Shemwell
Note: Was James Green Shemwell in old gedcom, but we can find no sources to confirm he had a middle name, what are the odds his middle name was the same as wife's last name. -d&b
Birth about 1798 21 18
Military service
Capt. of Company

Marriage of parentsSamuel J ShemwellJane “Jenny” DickersonView this family
July 14, 1798
Birth of a sisterNancy Shemwell
November 20, 1800 (Age 2 years)
Census 1800 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Shemwell
about 1801 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah “Sally” Shemwell
about 1802 (Age 4 years)
Note: Fayette Tennessee
Birth of a brotherSamuel Shemwell
September 17, 1809 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Jane Higgs
1810 (Age 12 years)
Census 1810 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterJane Shemwell
October 29, 1811 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Green Shemwell
January 27, 1819 (Age 21 years)
MarriageNancy GreenView this family
November 18, 1819 (Age 21 years)
Note: James mispelled as James Shammel
Census August 7, 1820 (Age 22 years)
Note: 1820 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household
Birth of a son
#1Benjamin Franklin Shemwell
March 7, 1823 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
January 20, 1826 (Age 28 years)
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 32 years)
Note: 1830 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 42 years)
Note: 1840 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household
Marriage of a childBenjamin Franklin ShemwellMary Catherine HallView this family
estimated 1842 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1William McKinley Shemwell
December 20, 1843 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Mary Ann Shemwell
March 28, 1844 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childHenry MitchellHarriet Miranda “Mary” ShemwellView this family
1845 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
1846 (Age 48 years)
Note: or Green County, Kentucky
Birth of a grandson
#4William Caswell Mitchell
January 21, 1846 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5James C Shemwell
April 22, 1848 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6Nancy Jane Mitchell
September 6, 1848 (Age 50 years)
Magistrate of District
Magistrate

Death June 1849 (Age 51 years)
Cause of death: Typhoid Fever
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 14, 1798Granville, North Carolina, United States
6 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
13 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
8 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
7 years
younger brother
Family with Nancy Green - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 18, 1819Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Andrew Alexander + Nancy Green - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: December 1, 1853Todd, Kentucky, United States

James Shemwell has 42 first cousins recorded

Father's family (42)

Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
1Rebecca Parham17931884
2Johnson Parham17941846
3Shemwell Parham17961880
4Allen B Parham17981871
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
2Jemima Shemwell18141857
3John P Shemwell18151880
4Maletha Shemwell18181894
5Joseph Shemwell18221847
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
1Thomas W Shemwell18001877
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Sarah Rebecca Shemwell
1Anna McGehee17981884
2John McGehee18001875
4Nancy McGehee18121908
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
2William Shemwell18001870
3Ann Shemwell18021889
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
3Solomon Kittrell18071872
4Joseph Kittrell18091840
5Samuel B Kittrell18201854
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
8Mary Ann Shemwell18261890

Mother's family (0)

Marriage
James mispelled as James Shammel November 15, 1818
Census
1820 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household
Census
1830 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household
Census
1840 Todd, Kentucky - James Shemwell Household
Name
Was James Green Shemwell in old gedcom, but we can find no sources to confirm he had a middle name, what are the odds his middle name was the same as wife's last name. -d&b