The Shemwell Family

Mary Gulema RudolphAge: 65 years18781943

Name
Mary Gulema Rudolph
Given names
Mary Gulema
Surname
Rudolph
Married name
Mary Gulema Hewell
Birth November 13, 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
MarriageThomas Charles “Charley” HewellView this family
estimated 1911 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Rudolph Hewell
October 23, 1912 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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/
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death December 29, 1943 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell - View this family
husband
Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell
Birth: March 31, 1880 37 27Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1945Trigg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Mary Gulema Rudolph
Birth: November 13, 1878Fredonia, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 29, 1943Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: estimated 1911
22 months
son
Thomas Rudolph Hewell
Birth: October 23, 1912 32 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 1990Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell - Household

Tobacco Road Tembroke, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hewell, Thomas CheadMW39MTNTNKYFarmerFarm Work
Hewell, GulemawifeFW40MTNTNTN
Hewell, Thomas RsonMW7SKYTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Charles “Charley” Hewell - Household

Tobacco Road Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hewell, ThomasheadMW50M32KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Hewell, MarywifeFW50M32KYKYKY
Hewell, Thomas JrsonMW17SKYKYKY