The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	November 21, 1861 22 22 Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders February 5, 1863 (Age 14 months) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a brother	James Thomas Sanders March 31, 1863 (Age 16 months) Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 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 parent	Presley M Thornsberry — Mary Ann Hester — View this family March 14, 1867 (Age 5 years) Logan, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years) Alaska, USA 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 5 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death	May 28, 1868 (Age 6 years) Logan, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Doyle Cemetery, Logan, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Doyle Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ann Hester Luella Sanders James Thomas Sanders Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders Birth: May 1, 1839 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1863 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders Luella Sanders James Thomas Sanders Family with spouse Presley M Thornsberry Erasmus Thornsberry Cordelia E Thornsberry Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: January 31, 1861 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Luella Sanders Birth: November 21, 1861 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 28, 1868 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
16 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Jennie Tomerlin Robert Jessie Sanders Family with spouse Sarah V Sears John Herman Sanders Lee Raymon Sanders James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Mother’s family with Presley M Thornsberry - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ann Hester Erasmus Thornsberry Cordelia E Thornsberry Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Presley M Thornsberry Birth: April 1, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders Luella Sanders James Thomas Sanders Family with spouse Presley M Thornsberry Erasmus Thornsberry Cordelia E Thornsberry Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: March 14, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Erasmus Thornsberry Birth: about 1869 23 29 — Kentucky, United States Death:
16 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Underwood Family with spouse John A Posey Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James W Tabb Hobert Tabb Noba Tabb William Boyd Tabb Anna L Tabb Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1939 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders 1839–1863
mother Parents James H Hester Elizabeth Brownhouse	Mary Ann Hester 1839–1914
herself Family (none)	Luella Sanders 1861–1868
younger brother Family Nancy Jennie Tomerlin Robert Jessie Sanders Sarah V Sears John Herman Sanders Lee Raymon Sanders	James Thomas Sanders 1863–1937
Mother’s family with Presley M Thornsberry
step-father Parents (unknown)	Presley M Thornsberry 1845–1899
mother Parents James H Hester Elizabeth Brownhouse	Mary Ann Hester 1839–1914
half-brother Family (none)	Erasmus Thornsberry 1869–
half-sister Family … Underwood John A Posey	Cordelia E Thornsberry 1870–1944
half-sister Family James W Tabb Hobert Tabb Noba Tabb William Boyd Tabb Anna L Tabb	Augusta Ellen Thornsberry 1875–1939