The Shemwell Family

Birth June 30, 1838 28 38
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lewis Thompson
December 14, 1841 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCapt. Charles M Thompson
about 1844 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Hiram Thompson Jr.
August 20, 1845 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterHarriett Thompson
before 1847 (Age 8 years)
Death of a motherCynthia Suretha Ratts
1847 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterLouisa V Thompson
after 1850 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterMary H Thompson
after 1850 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Frederick Thompson
after 1850 (Age 11 years)
MarriageDr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell — View this family
April 7, 1857 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1Baxter Shemwell
March 12, 1858 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Mary Louisa Shemwell
July 14, 1859 (Age 21 years)
Death of a daughterMary Louisa Shemwell
April 7, 1860 (Age 21 years)
Census July 26, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3William Whitehead Shemwell
December 2, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Whitehead Shemwell
December 26, 1861 (Age 23 years)
Military 1862 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4Edward Marcellus Shemwell
October 28, 1862 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonEdward Marcellus Shemwell
March 13, 1864 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5Cora B Shemwell
August 21, 1864 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#6Frederick Shemwell
October 13, 1866 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonFrederick Shemwell
June 23, 1867 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7Della Shemwell
March 17, 1868 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8Etta Shemwell
June 30, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Census August 19, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Hiram Thompson
July 23, 1872 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9Sara Frances Shemwell
September 11, 1872 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10Alice Shemwell
August 11, 1874 (Age 36 years)
Death of a daughterSara Frances Shemwell
September 13, 1875 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#11Harold Shemwell
August 17, 1876 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#12Mary “May” Shemwell
April 12, 1877 (Age 38 years)
Census June 4, 1880 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#13Odell Shemwell
August 5, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Death of a husbandDr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell
October 25, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childBaxter Shemwell — Laura E Bernheim — View this family
June 8, 1882 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Dermot Shemwell
May 25, 1884 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childLouis Burnis Wheeler — Cora B Shemwell — View this family
December 23, 1886 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Fannie Elizabeth Wheeler
October 7, 1888 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3Jesse Louise Wheeler
January 27, 1890 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lewis Thompson
December 17, 1892 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4Irma Loraine Shemwell
December 31, 1892 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler
January 31, 1894 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childTheodore Earl McCrary — Etta Shemwell — View this family
February 25, 1894 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childDr. Willis Jasper Vestal — Mary “May” Shemwell — View this family
December 11, 1894 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6Etta Elizabeth Vestal
October 29, 1896 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7Willis Jasper Vestal Jr.
July 17, 1897 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8Theodore Earl “Teddy” McCrary Jr.
estimated October 15, 1897 (Age 59 years)
Death of a grandsonTheodore Earl “Teddy” McCrary Jr.
April 15, 1899 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9Joel Vestal
September 21, 1899 (Age 61 years)
Death of a grandsonJoel Vestal
September 21, 1899 (Age 61 years)
Census June 21, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10Helen McCrary
July 20, 1900 (Age 62 years)
Death of a daughterEtta Shemwell
January 2, 1901 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childHarold Shemwell — Ella May Doyle — View this family
July 5, 1901 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childCapt. George P Shackleford — Alice Shemwell — View this family
June 21, 1904 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonOdell Shemwell
July 13, 1904 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childBaxter Shemwell — Susannah Fitzhugh “Susan” Battaile — View this family
May 1906 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11Odell Shemwell Vestal Sr.
September 30, 1907 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childHarold Shemwell — Sallie Borum Dey — View this family
November 27, 1907 (Age 69 years)
Death of a granddaughterIrma Loraine Shemwell
July 1, 1908 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12Margaret Dey Shemwell
January 28, 1909 (Age 70 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13Sarah Francis Vestal
August 26, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14LTC Everard Baxter Shemwell
November 22, 1911 (Age 73 years)
Will February 15, 1912 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15Alice Mae Vestal
March 27, 1915 (Age 76 years)
Death February 21, 1916 (Age 77 years)
Burial February 22, 1916 (1 day after death)

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Joseph Hiram Thompson 1810–1872
mother Parents (unknown)	Cynthia Suretha Ratts 1800–1847
elder sister Family … Hanes	Louisa V Thompson 1832–1850
elder sister Family … Lowe	Mary H Thompson 1835–1850
elder brother Family (none)	John Frederick Thompson 1837–1850
herself Family Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell Baxter Shemwell Mary Louisa Shemwell William Whitehead Shemwell Edward Marcellus Shemwell Cora B Shemwell Frederick Shemwell Della Shemwell Etta Shemwell Sara Frances Shemwell Alice Shemwell Harold Shemwell Mary “May” Shemwell Odell Shemwell	Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson 1838–1916
younger brother Family Mary Louise Penry	William Lewis Thompson 1841–1892
younger brother Family (none)	Capt. Charles M Thompson 1844–
younger brother Family (none)	Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. 1845–1925
younger sister Family (none)	Harriett Thompson 1847–
Family with Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell
husband Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. Nancy Jane Daniel	Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell 1830–1880
herself Parents Joseph Hiram Thompson Cynthia Suretha Ratts	Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson 1838–1916
son Family Laura E Bernheim Dermot Shemwell Irma Loraine Shemwell Susannah Fitzhugh “Susan” Battaile LTC Everard Baxter Shemwell	Baxter Shemwell 1858–1932
daughter Family (none)	Mary Louisa Shemwell 1859–1860
son Family (none)	William Whitehead Shemwell 1860–1861
son Family (none)	Edward Marcellus Shemwell 1862–1864
daughter Family Louis Burnis Wheeler Fannie Elizabeth Wheeler Jesse Louise Wheeler Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler	Cora B Shemwell 1864–1950
son Family (none)	Frederick Shemwell 1866–1867
daughter Family (none)	Della Shemwell 1868–1923
daughter Family Theodore Earl McCrary Theodore Earl “Teddy” McCrary Jr. Helen McCrary	Etta Shemwell 1870–1901
daughter Family (none)	Sara Frances Shemwell 1872–1875
daughter Family Capt. George P Shackleford	Alice Shemwell 1874–1946
son Family Sallie Borum Dey Margaret Dey Shemwell Ella May Doyle	Harold Shemwell 1876–1936
daughter Family Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal Etta Elizabeth Vestal Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. Joel Vestal Odell Shemwell Vestal Sr. Sarah Francis Vestal Alice Mae Vestal Christine Vestal	Mary “May” Shemwell 1877–1961
son Family (none)	Odell Shemwell 1880–1904