Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell was born in Marshall, Kentucky on October 5, 1856, to David Alexander Shemwell and his wife Permelia J (Roach Shemwell. At 18, Shemwell served in the Marshall County Militia and, per the 1880 U.S. Census, lived with his parents in Marshall County. Shemwell later attended the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Continue reading →