Frances Melvina PowersAge: 81 years1858–1939
- Name
- Frances Melvina Powers
- Given names
- Frances Melvina
- Surname
- Powers
- Married name
- Frances Melvina Hodges
 Birth | November 24, 1858 32 29 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Marriage | James J Hodges — View this family April 16, 1877 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | W G Hodges calculated 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Geneva Hodges October 16, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges June 19, 1888 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Herman Hodges calculated 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Thula Hodges calculated 1895 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mamie Zink December 1897 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Jackson Garrett Hodges calculated 1898 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lily Zink April 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | William Garrett Powers June 3, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy LeeAnn Breeden June 3, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Cecil Zink calculated 1909 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Winfield Scott Powers July 17, 1911 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges — Zora May Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1912 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Thedis Hodges September 22, 1913 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mammie Louise Hodges 1916 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 59 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mammie Louise Hodges August 5, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a husband | James J Hodges February 14, 1930 (Age 71 years) Address: 2630 Yale Ave |
| Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | December 2, 1939 (Age 81 years) Cause of death: Fractured femur due to fall |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Garrett Powers Birth: June 1826 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 3, 1900 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Nancy LeeAnn Breeden Birth: March 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 3, 1900 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Martha Jane Powers Birth: September 1847 21 18 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas D Powers Birth: about 1850 23 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
James Winfield Scott Powers Birth: February 1853 26 23 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: July 17, 1911 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years herself |
Frances Melvina Powers Birth: November 24, 1858 32 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 2, 1939 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with James J Hodges |
| husband |
James J Hodges Birth: May 4, 1849 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 1930 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Frances Melvina Powers Birth: November 24, 1858 32 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 2, 1939 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 16, 1877 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
W G Hodges Birth: calculated 1878 28 19 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Geneva Hodges Birth: October 16, 1880 31 21 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1972 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years son |
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges Birth: June 19, 1888 39 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1967 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Herman Hodges Birth: calculated 1892 42 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Thula Hodges Birth: calculated 1895 45 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Jackson Garrett Hodges Birth: calculated 1898 48 39 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James J Hodges - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James J Hodges - Household
Henry, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Jackson Garrett Hodges - Household
117 Princeton Binghampton, Shelby, Tennessee
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