The Shemwell Family

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 3 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 1, 1870 (Age 4 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household

Birth of a brother

James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell
June 2, 1872 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a brother

Charles Emmet Shemwell
June 5, 1874 (Age 8 years)

Birth of a brother

Walter Denson Shemwell
March 3, 1876 (Age 10 years)

Death of a maternal grandmother

Elizabeth Floyd
August 21, 1878 (Age 12 years)

Cause: Rheumatic fever

Death of a brother

Walter Denson Shemwell
December 20, 1878 (Age 13 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever

Birth of a brother

Samuel Edward Shemwell
April 11, 1879 (Age 13 years)

Census

June 1, 1880 (Age 14 years)

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household

Death of a maternal grandfather

James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell
November 4, 1880 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a son
#1

Clair Shemwell
January 14, 1885 (Age 19 years)

Note: I think... Clair is illegitimate. No father on death cert. Mollie is mispelled in 1880 census. Clair is with Grandparents in 1900-b

Death of a sister

Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
February 1890 (Age 24 years)

Death of a sister

Permelia A Shemwell
November 6, 1892 (Age 27 years)

Religious marriage

James Thomas Kenner — View this family
November 13, 1892 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#2

Zeb Kenner
June 28, 1893 (Age 27 years)

Claymour, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Birth of a son
#3

Robert B Kenner
September 11, 1897 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 years)

Cuba

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

Census

June 19, 1900 (Age 34 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Birth of a son
#4

Claude Kenner
May 20, 1902 (Age 36 years)

Death of a father

Samuel Thomas Shemwell
March 18, 1903 (Age 37 years)

Marriage of a child

Clair Shemwell — Allie Lou Sullivan — View this family

Type: Religious marriage

January 4, 1910 (Age 44 years)

Census

April 30, 1910 (Age 44 years)

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Death of a son

Clair Shemwell
June 23, 1911 (Age 45 years)

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Cause: Typhoid Fever

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/

Census

January 27, 1920 (Age 54 years)

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Birth of a granddaughter
#1

Thelma Lucille Kenner
December 17, 1924 (Age 59 years)

Death of a mother

Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
December 28, 1928 (Age 63 years)

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Address: Near Sharon Grove

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 63 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

Census

April 10, 1930 (Age 64 years)

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Death of a sister

Katie Lofene Shemwell
January 11, 1931 (Age 65 years)

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Cause: Lobar pneumonia

Marriage of a child

Zeb Kenner — Ruby Norine Wolff — View this family
August 26, 1933 (Age 67 years)

Death of a husband

James Thomas Kenner
April 22, 1934 (Age 68 years)

Gant Cemetery, Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Death

November 6, 1935 (Age 70 years)

Note: Death Cert. gives alt. Birth Date

Burial

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Armina M “Mina” Shemwell Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Permelia A Shemwell Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Katie Lofene Shemwell James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Charles Emmet Shemwell Walter Denson Shemwell Samuel Edward Shemwell Samuel Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 15, 1836 35 35 — Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1903 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Thomas Shemwell Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Permelia A Shemwell Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Katie Lofene Shemwell James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Charles Emmet Shemwell Walter Denson Shemwell Samuel Edward Shemwell Armina M “Mina” Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1839 28 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1928 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: February 19, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Henry Hall Carma Ann Hall Nelson Hall Amy John Hall Ray Henry Hall Frank Cheatham Hall Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: 1857 20 17 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 1890 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
6 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Permelia A Shemwell Birth: about 1862 25 22 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1892
4 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clair Shemwell Family with spouse James Thomas Kenner Zeb Kenner Robert B Kenner Claude Kenner Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James William “Jimmy” Glenn Warner Lee Glenn Katie Lofene Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1869 32 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 11, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Addie Lucy Clary Herbert Shemwell Ruby Shemwell John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell Abbett Homer Shemwell Walter Clyde Shemwell James Cecil Shemwell Calvin Felix Shemwell James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1872 36 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lida Higgins Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell Elmer Shemwell Lawrence Shemwell Loyce Alpha Shemwell Earl Baker Shemwell Family with spouse Etta B Tabb Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Walter Denson Shemwell Birth: March 3, 1876 39 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Emma H Higgins Roxie Anne Shemwell Marvin Clay Shemwell Family with spouse Ollie Shaw Glenn Dallas Glenn Myrtle Ann Glenn Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States

… … + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell - View this family

herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clair Shemwell Family with spouse James Thomas Kenner Zeb Kenner Robert B Kenner Claude Kenner Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935
	Marriage: —
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Allie Lou Sullivan Clair Shemwell Birth: January 14, 1885 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 1911 — Todd, Kentucky, United States

Family with James Thomas Kenner - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Zeb Kenner Robert B Kenner Claude Kenner James Thomas Kenner Birth: February 28, 1865 50 50 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1934 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clair Shemwell Family with spouse James Thomas Kenner Zeb Kenner Robert B Kenner Claude Kenner Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1865 29 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 6, 1935
	Marriage: November 13, 1892 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Norine Wolff Zeb Kenner Birth: June 28, 1893 28 27 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1979 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nina Julia Boley Robert B Kenner Birth: September 11, 1897 32 31 — Claymour, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 1960 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Callie Pauline Wells Thelma Lucille Kenner Claude Kenner Birth: May 20, 1902 37 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1971

Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell has 50 first cousins recorded

Father's family (8)

Mother's family (42)

Parents Thomas Ayres Hudspeth + Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell

1James Shemwell Hudspeth1862–1950

2George U Hudspeth1864–1882

3Edgar D “Eddie” Hudspeth1868–1900

4Boadecia T Hudspeth1871–1882

Parents John Wesley Hester + Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell

1Bruce “Ruse” Hester1867–1909

2Lush Hester1870–1960

3Eber Everett Hester1872–1960

4Maon Hester1874–1938

5Lt. Abot Hester1878–1903

Parents James McHenry Shutt + Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell

1Buella Todd Shutt1882–

Parents James William Hester + Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell

1Arthur Clinton Hester1871–1956

2Flora Hester1875–1875

3Poppie Eleanor Hester1876–1960

4Ethert Bron Hester1877–1955

5Alton Bell Hester1879–1949

6Garland Hester1881–1881

7Thomas Jessie Hester1884–1956

8Mattie Stella Hester1885–1949

Parents Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell + Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman

1Mattie E Shemwell1877–1949

2Albert Bell Shemwell1879–1949

3Porter Clark Shemwell1884–1960

4Berta Laurine Shemwell1887–1969

5Lee Shemwell1890–1891

6Lelia May Shemwell1890–1968

7Florence E Shemwell1892–1980

8Henry Clay “Harry” Shemwell1896–1985

Parents Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell + Mary Harriet Sherrod

1Alpha Shemwell1878–1897

2Bertie E Shemwell1880–1970

3Clyde Shemwell1881–1949

4Delia Frances Shemwell1883–1971

5Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell1885–1974

6Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell1888–1969

7Floyd Shemwell1892–1977

8Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell1895–1983

9Harry Arthur Shemwell1898–1986

Parents Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell + Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott

1George William Shemwell1881–1943

2Charles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell1883–1969

3James Hardy Shemwell1885–1885

4Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell1888–1971

5… Shemwell1889–

6Sue Belle Shemwell1890–1978

7Mary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell1894–1966

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Census

1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Birthplace
Samuel Thomas Shemwell	34	M	W	Farmer	MO
Armina A Shemwell	32	F	W	Keeping House	KY
Sara E Shemwell	11	F	W	At home	MO
Melis A. Shemwell	8	F	W		MO
Nancy M Shemwell	5	F	W		MO
Katie L. Shemwell	1	F	W		KY

Census

1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thomas Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	MC	YrsM	Occupation	BP	FBP	MBP
Samuel Thomas Shemwell	M	44	head	M	23	Farmer	MO	KY	KY
Arminia Shemwell	F	41	wife	M	23	Keeping House	KY	KY	KY
Permelia Shemwell	F	17	daughter	S	-		MO	MO	KY
Mary N Shemwell	F	14	daughter	S	-		MO	MO	KY
Katie L. Shemwell	F	12	daughter	S	-		KY	MO	KY
James T Shemwell	M	8	son	S	-		KY	MO	KY
Charles E Shemwell	M	6	son	S	-		KY	MO	KY
Samuel E Shemwell	M	1	son	S	-		KY	MO	KY

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Kenner, James	head	W	M	Feb	1865	35	M	8			KY	KY	VA	Farmer
Kenner, Mary N	wife	W	F	Oct	1865	34	M	8	3	3	MO	MO	KY
Kenner, Zeb	son	W	M	Jun	1893	6	S				KY	KY	MO
Kenner, Robert S	son	W	M	Sep	1897	2	S				KY	KY	MO
Kenner, Josephus	father	W	M	Dec	1814	85	Wd				KY	NC	KY	Farm Laborer

Mary says 3 children only 2 are listed

Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Ind
Kenner, James T	head	M	W	45	M	18			KY	KY	VA	Farmer	General Farm
Kenner, Mary N	wife	F	W	44	M	18	4	4	KY	MO	KY
Kenner, Zeb	son	M	W	16					KY	KY	KY	Farm Labor	Home Farm
Kenner, Robert	son	M	W	13	S				KY	KY	KY	Farm Labor	Home Farm
Kenner, Claude	son	M	W	7	S				KY	KY	KY

She has 4 living children only 3 listed

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Kenner - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Ind
Kenner, Tom	head	M	W	50	M	KY	KY	KY	Farm	General Farm
Kenner, Mollie	wife	F	W	49	M	KY	MO	KY
Kenner, Robert	son	M	W	22	S	KY	KY	KY	Farm	General Farm
Kenner, Claude	son	M	W	18	S	KY	KY	KY

Census