The Shemwell Family

John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell1868

Name
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell
Given names
John Wesley
Nickname
Bitty
Surname
Shemwell
Birth 1868 53 33
Birth of a brotherThomas Shemwell
1869 (Age 12 months)
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Elbert Shemwell
July 9, 1872 (Age 4 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherJohn P Shemwell
after 1880 (Age 12 years)

Death of a motherMahalia Adeline Dodd
before October 1896 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherJames Elbert Shemwell
March 12, 1931 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterGeorgia Ann Shemwell
October 25, 1934 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell
May 17, 1947 (Age 79 years)
Cause: chronic arthritis
Burial of a brotherJoseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell
May 19, 1947 (Age 79 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry Shemwell
June 9, 1951 (Age 83 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial of a brotherWilliam Henry Shemwell
June 10, 1951 (Age 83 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Residence
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: November 21, 1860Stewart, Tennessee, United States
-3 years
elder sister
6 years
elder brother
William Henry Shemwell
Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 1951Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder brother
3 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
James Elbert Shemwell
Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1931Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
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step-father
mother
Marriage:

John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household

Civil District 9 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
John Shemwell58MWFarmerTN
Mahalia Shemwell35FWKeeping HouseTN
Georgeanna Shemwell12FWTN
William Shemwell6MWTN
Joseph Shemwell4MWTN
John Shemwell3MWTN
Thomas Shemwell1MWTN
William H. Shemwell37MWFarm HandTN
Thomas McVay18MWFarm HandTN

Notes: Adaline is Mahalia? John born in Tn. William H is son of Thomas W.

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Shemwell - Household

Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
J. P. ShemwellWM70headMLaborerILILIL
Adaline ShemwellWF45wifeMTNTNTN
William ShemwellWM15sonS-TNTNTN
Joseph ShemwellWM13sonS-TNTNTN
John Wesley ShemwellWM12sonS-TNTNTN
Thomas ShemwellWM10sonS-TNTNTN
James ShemwellWM8sonS-TNTNTN
William H. ShemwellWM42boarderS-TNTNTN
Lusindy MooreWF11boarderS-TNTNTN

Notes: William H is John's uncle - father’s half-brother