The Shemwell Family

Hardy Clemon DickenAge: 89 years18391928

Name
Hardy Clemon Dicken
Given names
Hardy Clemon
Surname
Dicken
Birth March 4, 1839
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Dicken
about 1863 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 27 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 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageMalissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” HicksView this family
August 23, 1868 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Queen T Dicken
about 1871 (Age 31 years)
Death of a wifeMalissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks
about 1871 (Age 31 years)
MarriageMary Elizabeth PowersView this family
March 3, 1872 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nellie Rosetta Dicken
May 22, 1873 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Ellen Dicken
December 1879 (Age 40 years)
Census June 10, 1880 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Dewitt E Dicken
June 13, 1885 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Ollie Jane Dicken
March 25, 1888 (Age 49 years)
Death of a wifeMary Elizabeth Powers
January 11, 1893 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac Washington PenningtonNellie Rosetta DickenView this family
April 18, 1895 (Age 56 years)
MarriageNancy Caroline PenningtonView this family
November 28, 1895 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childDewitt E DickenPhoebe HouseView this family
June 22, 1901 (Age 62 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Odus Belle Dicken
July 1, 1902 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childMartin Smithers RandelsOllie Jane DickenView this family
December 17, 1904 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cleo Lanette Randels
January 10, 1906 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childDewitt E DickenBessie Elizabeth JenkinsView this family
1906 (Age 66 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
Lawrence H Dicken
August 28, 1907 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Martie Elizabeth Randels
December 2, 1907 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Loren Virgil Dicken
January 17, 1910 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Christeen C Dicken
about 1914 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Polly V Randels
about 1914 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 76 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Vada Lorene Dicken
April 25, 1918 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 77 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 78 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Lena Marie Randels
March 14, 1919 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sonDewitt E Dicken
February 15, 1920 (Age 80 years)
Death June 10, 1928 (Age 89 years)
Family with Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 23, 1868
-5 years
son
9 years
daughter
Family with Mary Elizabeth Powers - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 3, 1872Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months
daughter
Nellie Rosetta Dicken
Birth: May 22, 1873 34 19Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1962Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
daughter
Mary Ellen Dicken
Birth: December 1879 40 26Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1946Butler, Missouri, United States
6 years
son
3 years
daughter
Family with Nancy Caroline Pennington - View this family
himself
wife
Nancy Caroline Pennington
Birth: December 27, 1876Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: July 17, 1940Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1895Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Dicken, HardyWM38headMFarmerILTNLY
Dicken, ElizabethWF26wifeMKeeping HouseMOMOMO
Dicken, JosephWM17sonSAt HomeILILIL
Dicken, Queen TWF9daughterSAt HomeILILIL
Dicken, Nellie RWF5daughterSAt HomeMOILMO
Dicken, Mary EWF5mDecdaughterSAt HomeMOILMO
Hicks, SusanWF15At HomeILILIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dicken, Hardy CheadWMMar184159M4ILTNTNFarmer
Dicken, Nancy JwifeWFDec187623M421MOTNIL
Dicken, DewittsonWMApr188416SMOILMO
Dicken, Ollie JdaughterWFMar188812SMOILMO
Dicken, Florence DdaughterWFSept18979SMOILMO