Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” ShemwellAge: 71 years1809–1880
- Name
- Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
- Given names
- Eleanor Kittrell
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Eleanor Kittrell Hester
- Nickname
- Ellen
 Birth | August 15, 1809 26 20 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 4 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Lucinda Shemwell March 14, 1812 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell December 25, 1814 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a brother | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell 1816 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emily Ellen Shemwell July 24, 1823 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Samuel Hester — View this family about 1826 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Shemwell 1826 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Edmund Garner Hester March 25, 1827 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry James Hester about 1829 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert A Hester February 1831 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 22 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell about 1834 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Shemwell Hester December 6, 1835 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 26 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #5 | Joseph Anderson “Anse” Hester May 25, 1837 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph M Shemwell March 6, 1838 (Age 28 years) Note: or Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Fredonia Hester April 16, 1839 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Samuel Buford Hester October 5, 1841 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Eudora G “Puss” Hester January 11, 1844 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann … March 18, 1845 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester September 18, 1847 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 36 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #10 | Richard M “Dick” Hester March 29, 1850 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Shemwell Hester April 1850 (Age 40 years) |
 Census | August 8, 1850 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edmund Garner Hester — Susan Francis “Sally” Wilson — View this family August 12, 1852 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John K Hester December 28, 1855 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John K Hester October 20, 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester October 1, 1859 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 47 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 10, 1860 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Theodore Shemwell after 1860 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Fredonia Hester September 25, 1862 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Lee Willie Hester May 17, 1863 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a husband | Samuel Hester February 5, 1864 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 51 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Samuel Ragsdale — Frances Mae “Mack” Hester — View this family November 11, 1865 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Cornelia Hayes Hester October 11, 1866 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Frank M Ragsdale October 1867 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Buford Hester — Amanda A Jeffriss — View this family December 24, 1867 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 57 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 57 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Ether Hester calculated 1868 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell after 1868 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 59 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Murray Edmond Hester August 14, 1870 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | September 8, 1870 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mary Hester about 1871 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Lucinda Shemwell February 16, 1871 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Lotta G Ragsdale January 31, 1872 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Alice Hester about 1875 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell August 31, 1876 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell September 1876 (Age 67 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | James Allen Ragsdale May 1877 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Walter Richard Hester July 2, 1878 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 68 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | John Oscar Cushman — Eudora G “Puss” Hester — View this family May 12, 1879 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen J “A J” Shemwell December 8, 1879 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | November 14, 1880 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hester Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph M Shemwell Birth: April 25, 1783 56 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 6, 1838 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley Birth: August 28, 1788 27 — Georgia, United States Death: October 16, 1858 |
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Marriage: October 26, 1803 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Allen J “A J” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1804 21 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1879 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1809 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1880 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Lucinda Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1812 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 16, 1871 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1814 31 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 31, 1876 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell Birth: 1816 32 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1868 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Emily Ellen Shemwell Birth: July 24, 1823 40 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: 1826 42 37 Death: May 29, 1890 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Joseph Theodore Shemwell Birth: about 1834 50 45 Death: after 1860 |
| Family with Samuel Hester |
| husband |
Samuel Hester Birth: March 16, 1804 22 22 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: February 5, 1864 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1809 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1880 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — |
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15 months son |
Edmund Garner Hester Birth: March 25, 1827 23 17 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1886 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Henry James Hester Birth: about 1829 24 19 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1881 |
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2 years son |
Robert A Hester Birth: February 1831 26 21 Death: November 9, 1901 — Layfaette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Martha Shemwell Hester Birth: December 6, 1835 31 26 Death: April 1850 |
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18 months son |
Joseph Anderson “Anse” Hester Birth: May 25, 1837 33 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1924 — Lake, Stark, Ohio, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Fredonia Hester Birth: April 16, 1839 35 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 25, 1862 |
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3 years son |
Samuel Buford Hester Birth: October 5, 1841 37 32 — Lafayette, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1932 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eudora G “Puss” Hester Birth: January 11, 1844 39 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 1929 — Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Frances Mae “Mack” Hester Birth: September 18, 1847 43 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 14, 1926 — Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Richard M “Dick” Hester Birth: March 29, 1850 46 40 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1935 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hester - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hester - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Eleanor Kittrell Shemwell - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Eleanor Kittrell Shemwell - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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