The Shemwell Family

Birth November 29, 1869 23 20
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 6 months)
Birth of a brotherSolon Underwood Shemwell
June 12, 1871 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherEdward Lee Shemwell
February 15, 1873 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterElma Medora Shemwell
June 5, 1875 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterElma Medora Shemwell
April 30, 1876 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell
June 3, 1878 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Morton “Jack” Shemwell
March 5, 1880 (Age 10 years)
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterDovie Myrtle Shemwell
July 26, 1882 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell
September 30, 1884 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLouisa M Lee
October 28, 1886 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherInfant Shemwell
August 4, 1887 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Shemwell
August 4, 1887 (Age 17 years)
Religious marriageWesley P Edwards — View this family
March 28, 1889 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1Byron Edwards
May 8, 1890 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Carter Shemwell
July 7, 1891 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Elsie Mae Edwards
1892 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Carter Shemwell
January 2, 1892 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherSolon Underwood Shemwell
December 29, 1892 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3Robert Solon Edwards
April 3, 1894 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4John Wesley Edwards
August 25, 1896 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Lee Shemwell
December 7, 1896 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell
October 13, 1898 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterElsie Mae Edwards
1899 (Age 29 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterDovie Myrtle Shemwell
March 29, 1902 (Age 32 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 34 years)
MarriageGeorge Alonzo Thomas — View this family
October 1907 (Age 37 years)
Death of a husbandWesley P Edwards
June 1909 (Age 39 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell
September 26, 1911 (Age 41 years)
Burial of a brotherHenry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell
September 28, 1911 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam David Shemwell
August 26, 1913 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Keyport Dorsey — Lucy Elizabeth Platt — View this family
June 17, 1915 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1Myrtle Edwards
January 21, 1918 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Wesley Edwards — Geneva Mae Morris — View this family
October 16, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb
July 15, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Solon Edwards — Virginia Jane Horner — View this family
July 17, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Dorothy Edwards
January 29, 1924 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3Robert Wesley Edwards
June 30, 1925 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherLucy Elizabeth Platt
March 11, 1929 (Age 59 years)
Census May 7, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Census May 7, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Solon Edwards — Catherine Gill Irwin — View this family
after 1945 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sonByron Edwards
February 4, 1947 (Age 77 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Alonzo Thomas
March 15, 1949 (Age 79 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Morton “Jack” Shemwell
May 12, 1951 (Age 81 years)
Burial of a brotherJohn Morton “Jack” Shemwell
May 15, 1951 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Standard Shemwell
March 29, 1953 (Age 83 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam Standard Shemwell
March 31, 1953 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sonJohn Wesley Edwards
April 22, 1954 (Age 84 years)
Occupation
Death August 5, 1959 (Age 89 years)
Burial

Family with parents
father Parents George Morton Shemwell Louisa M Lee	William David Shemwell 1846–1913
mother Parents Merrit B Platte Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb	Lucy Elizabeth Platt 1849–1929
elder brother Family Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Ralph Bingham Shemwell Ruth Valdenar Shemwell William Ray Shemwell Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Herbert Alexander Shemwell Rachel Kibler Shemwell Lulu Olivia Black	William Standard Shemwell 1868–1953
herself Family Wesley P Edwards Byron Edwards Elsie Mae Edwards Robert Solon Edwards John Wesley Edwards George Alonzo Thomas	Ida Mae Shemwell 1869–1959
younger brother Family (none)	Solon Underwood Shemwell 1871–1892
younger brother Family Alma M Cockrell Mary Elizabeth Shemwell	Edward Lee Shemwell 1873–1896
younger sister Family (none)	Elma Medora Shemwell 1875–1876
younger sister Family John William Gorrell	Anna Margaret “Maggie” Shemwell 1878–1898
younger brother Family Ida Jones Virginia Juanita Shemwell Maude D Carey Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Attie G Speece Jewell Morton Shemwell	John Morton “Jack” Shemwell 1880–1951
younger sister Family Everett Nunn Myrtle Nunn	Dovie Myrtle Shemwell 1882–1902
younger brother Family (none)	Henry Andrew “Boss” Shemwell 1884–1911
younger brother Family (none)	Infant Shemwell 1887–1887
younger brother Family (none)	Robert Carter Shemwell 1891–1892
Mother’s family with George Keyport Dorsey
step-father Parents (unknown)	George Keyport Dorsey 1844–1925
mother Parents Merrit B Platte Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Webb	Lucy Elizabeth Platt 1849–1929
Family with Wesley P Edwards
husband Parents … Edwards … …	Wesley P Edwards 1864–1909
herself Parents William David Shemwell Lucy Elizabeth Platt	Ida Mae Shemwell 1869–1959
son Family Helen Green Myrtle Edwards Dorothy Edwards Private	Byron Edwards 1890–1947
daughter Family (none)	Elsie Mae Edwards 1892–1899
son Family Virginia Jane Horner Robert Wesley Edwards Catherine Gill Irwin	Robert Solon Edwards 1894–1965
son Family Geneva Mae Morris	John Wesley Edwards 1896–1954
Family with George Alonzo Thomas
husband Parents (unknown)	George Alonzo Thomas 1875–1949
herself Parents William David Shemwell Lucy Elizabeth Platt	Ida Mae Shemwell 1869–1959
George Alonzo Thomas + Kate Hanley
husband Parents (unknown)	George Alonzo Thomas 1875–1949
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Kate Hanley –
step-daughter Family J Ernest Korsen	Grace M Thomas 1902–1977
step-daughter Family (none)	Mable M Thomas 1905–