Frank H ShemwellAge: 41 years1844–1885
- Name
- Frank H Shemwell
- Given names
- Frank H
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1844 36 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Alice Shemwell December 17, 1846 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Hall Shemwell July 22, 1854 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Iowa Shemwell March 12, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
 Census | June 23, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell August 28, 1862 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Dalin Shemwell June 10, 1863 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Ann Shemwell May 19, 1865 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Rev. Roland W Shemwell November 21, 1867 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell April 17, 1869 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | June 27, 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Alice Shemwell May 24, 1874 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell October 1, 1878 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Sinnot September 14, 1883 (Age 39 years) |
 Death | June 1, 1885 (Age 41 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lafayette Cemetery #1 |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Martha Sinnot Birth: about 1810 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 14, 1883 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 1836 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: 1838 30 28 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 25, 1901 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Allen James Shemwell Birth: 1840 32 30 — Louisiana, United States Death: January 12, 1892 — Louisiana, United States |
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5 years himself |
Frank H Shemwell Birth: 1844 36 34 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: June 1, 1885 |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1846 39 36 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: May 24, 1874 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek |
| father |
Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1807 23 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1878 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek Birth: July 5, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1895 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| half-brother |
Henry Hall Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1854 47 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1924 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Iowa Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1860 52 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1905 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
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9 months half-brother |
Thomas Dalin Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1863 56 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1948 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: May 19, 1865 58 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1936 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Rev. Roland W Shemwell Birth: November 21, 1867 60 37 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1926 — Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States |
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17 months half-brother |
Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1869 61 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1947 — Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States |
Frank H Shemwell has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (44)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Samuel Hester + Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | Frank was born in 1844 in Louisiana most likely in New Orleans. We do not know alot of details about Frank's life. We do know that by about 1860, Martha had moved from her 2 Bienville address in the city, to 319 Dryades. This last address would be her home until her death in 1883. Elizabeth, Allen Frank and Alice were living with her in 1860 - as well as 12 boarders. At the start of the Civil War, Allen was 21 and would quickly join the Chalmette Miltia and would serve bravely until the end. Frank, age about 17 would have been "prime" soldier age - so why did he not serve? We know that - for whatever reason - Harris left Martha somewhere between about 1850 and 1854. When Allen left, Martha and the girls would have been without a "man of the house". This is purely speculation on my part - but I think there is a possibility that Frank was given the hard task of staying behind to take care of the family while Allen was away. The next public record for Frank is on a poll tax list for New Orleans in 1869. The city directories show him as a store clerk for "J.A. Perkins" in 1870, as a clerk involved in "cotton pickery" in 1874, and as a clerk for O'Brien & Co. in 1881. Martha died on September 14, 1883 - surely a blow to all the family members as they had all lived together for all these years. In 1884, Frank is listed as a foreman for the N.O.C. & L. railroad. On June 1, 1885, Frank entered the Esplanades Street Car Station. He had been ill with a lung problem for an undertermined amount of time, but on this day, at the age of 41, Frank collapsed at the station and died in the arms of strangers. Frank never married and was buried in Lafayette Cemetery #1 along with Martha. - Courtesy of Herb Shemwell
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Martha Sinnot - Household
New Orleans, LA
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Martha Sinnot - Household
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Martha Sinnot - Household
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
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