The Shemwell Family

David W Hill JrAge: 88 years18711959

Name
David W Hill Jr
Given names
David W
Surname
Hill
Name suffix
Jr
Birth February 25, 1871 35 26
Marriage of a parentJohn A EppsParthenia E MooreView this family
Type: Civil marriage
January 10, 1876 (Age 4 years)
Census 1876 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 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 half-sisterMargaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps
October 14, 1879 (Age 8 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherThomas Daniel Epps
March 10, 1882 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Belle “Mattie” Epps
March 2, 1884 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLulu May Epps
April 14, 1886 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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
Death of a half-sisterMary Jane Thomas
July 28, 1903 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherParthenia E Moore
March 2, 1907 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 half-sisterLulu May Epps
June 1, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterClara Bertha Hill
September 2, 1942 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death March 18, 1959 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
David W Hill
Birth: 1836Washington, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 26, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: April 15, 1866Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Clara Bertha Hill
Birth: April 12, 1868 32 24Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 2, 1942Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
David W Hill Jr
Birth: February 25, 1871 35 26Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1959Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with John A Epps - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: January 10, 1876Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
half-sister
Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps
Birth: October 14, 1879 43 35Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 1967Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps
Birth: March 2, 1884 48 39Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1977Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-sister
Lulu May Epps
Birth: April 14, 1886 50 42Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1930Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
Mother’s family with James C Thomas - View this family
step-father
James C Thomas
Birth: April 1823North Carolina, United States
Death: August 9, 1873Clinton, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: November 29, 1860Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year
half-sister
Mary Jane Thomas
Birth: November 29, 1861 38 17Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1903Missouri, United States

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CensusMissouri State - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household

Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Epps, JohnheadMW21 to 45 years
Hill, David WstepsonMWto 9 years
Epps, James AsonMWto 9 years
Epps, Parthenis EwifeFW21 to 45 years
Thomas, Mary JstepdaughterFW10 to 18 years
Epps, Emma AnndaughterFWto 9 years

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Epps, JohnWM44headWdFarmerMOTNKY
Epps, PartheniaWF37wifeWdKeeping HouseMOTNMO
Hill, ClaraWF12daughterSMOARMO
Hill, DavidWM9sonSMOARMO
Epps, EmmaWF8daughterMMOMOMO
Epps, MaggieWF7mSeptdaughterSMOMOMO
Stephens, NancyWF54Boarder(Aunt)DHair DresserMO

Son James is living with Aunt Martha