The Shemwell Family

Drusilla F ShemwellAge: 71 years18521924

Name
Drusilla F Shemwell
Given names
Drusilla F
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Drusilla F Brown
Birth May 3, 1852 19 28
Birth of a brotherJohn L Shemwell
August 1854 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Washington Shemwell
September 2, 1856 (Age 4 years)
Note: or Todd, Kentucky, USA
Birth of a brotherJoseph H “Joe” Shemwell
December 3, 1858 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 14, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel M Shemwell
June 22, 1861 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Katherine Shemwell
October 30, 1864 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 years)

Note: 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 14 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 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterNancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell
August 29, 1868 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Patrick Shemwell
July 1869 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Inflammation of bowels
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 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 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 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 28 years)
MarriageSylvester Millard BrownView this family
about 1892 (Age 39 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Grace M Brown
September 1893 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherMartha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
May 20, 1894 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childMelvin McClellan GregoryGrace M BrownView this family
June 30, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Rodney Gregory
June 4, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandSylvester Millard Brown
December 16, 1912 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alma Brown Gregory
May 5, 1914 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherJohn L Shemwell
December 8, 1917 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 64 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 65 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 fatherSamuel Black Shemwell
December 22, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
Note: Name: S. B. Shemwell
Death March 8, 1924 (Age 71 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 25, 1851Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder sister
5 months
herself
Drusilla F Shemwell
Birth: May 3, 1852 19 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1924Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Joseph H “Joe” Shemwell
Birth: December 3, 1858 26 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1924Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Mary Katherine Shemwell
Birth: October 30, 1864 32 40Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 29, 1941Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1868 36 44Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1936Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Sylvester Millard Brown - View this family
husband
Sylvester Millard Brown
Birth: November 28, 1852Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 1912Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Drusilla F Shemwell
Birth: May 3, 1852 19 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1924Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1892
21 months
daughter

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
S B Shemwell28MWFarmerKY
M J Shemwell36FWKY
R E Shemwell8FWKY
D F Shemwell7FWKY
J L Shemwell5MWKY
J W Shemwell4MWKY
J H Shemwell2MWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household

4th Pct. Paradise, Muhlenberg Ky.

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplace
Samuel Black Shemwell37MWCoal MinerKY
Martha Jane 44FWKeeping HouseKY
Ruthie E. Shemwell17FWKY
Drusilla F. Shemwell16FWKY
John L. Shemwell15MWKY
Joseph H. Shemwell11MWKY
James Washington Shemwell13MWKY
Samuel M. Shemwell8MWKY
Mary Katherine Shemwell5FWKY
Nancy Jane Shemwell1FWKY
Mary C. Shemwell25FBHouse ServantKY
Susan S. Shemwell18FBKY

Notes: Mary C. & Susan S. Shemwell are Black.

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Black Shemwell - Household

Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
S B ShemwellWM47headM29FarmerKYNCNC
Marttie G ShemwellWF56wifeM29Keeping houseSpinal S?KYKYNC
Drusilla F ShemwellWF27daughterS-KYKYKY
Joseph ShemwellWM21sonS-KYKYKY
Mary C A ShemwellWF15daughterS-UNKKYKY
Nancy J ShemwellWF11daughterS-KYKYKY

Notes: 2 doors down from John

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester M Brown - Household

Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Brown, S MheadMW57M218KYKYKYCarpenterHouse
Brown, D FwifeFW56M11811KYKYKY
Gregory, GracedaughterFW16M1000KYKYKY
Gregory, Melvinson in lawMW18M10KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine