The Shemwell Family

Ruth Viola HopkinsAge: 95 years19001995

Name
Ruth Viola Hopkins
Given names
Ruth Viola
Surname
Hopkins
Married name
Ruth Viola Hine
Birth March 2, 1900 51 24
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 2 months)
Birth of a sisterMae Mildred Hopkins
February 26, 1905 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Michael Hopkins
1908 (Age 7 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherAmanda Ellen Thomas
August 22, 1915 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Michael Hopkins
1916 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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
MarriageNoble Scott HineView this family
December 27, 1918 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 17 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 maternal grandmotherMary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Old Age
Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia Mae Hine
May 19, 1928 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 fatherGeorge Washington Hopkins
February 7, 1934 (Age 33 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 49 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
Marriage of a childJohn Ervin BuserVirginia Mae HineView this family
August 18, 1962 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterBlanch Mable Hopkins
March 1965 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 of a husbandNoble Scott Hine
August 24, 1979 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterMae Mildred Hopkins
November 8, 1992 (Age 92 years)
Death May 2, 1995 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 4, 1893Logan, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
elder sister
5 years
herself
Ruth Viola Hopkins
Birth: March 2, 1900 51 24Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 2, 1995Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
5 years
younger sister
Mae Mildred Hopkins
Birth: February 26, 1905 56 28Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 8, 1992Lago Vista, Travis, Texas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Robert Michael Hopkins
Birth: 1908 59 31Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: 1916Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Noble Scott Hine - View this family
husband
Noble Scott Hine
Birth: September 28, 1897Davilla, Milam, Texas, United States
Death: August 24, 1979Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
herself
Ruth Viola Hopkins
Birth: March 2, 1900 51 24Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 2, 1995Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Marriage: December 27, 1918Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
9 years
daughter
Virginia Mae Hine
Birth: May 19, 1928 30 28Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 15, 1999Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household

Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hopkins, George WheadWMJan184951M6ILUNGrocer
Hopkins, AmandawifeWFFeb187624M622MOMOPA
Hopkins, BlanchdaughterWFOct18945SOKILMO
Hopkins, RuthdaughterWFMar19002mSOKILMO
Cornine, Janemother-in-lawWFSep183564Wd2186MOKYKY

South 1st. Street

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household

409 First Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hopkins, George WheadMW61M116OHPNOHMerchantGrocery Store
Hopkins, AmandawifeFW33M11644MOPNMO
Hopkins, Blanch MdaughterFW15SOKOHMO
Hopkins, Ruth VdaughterFW10SOKOHMO
Hopkins, Mae MdaughterFW5SOKOHMO
Hopkins, Robert MsonMW2SOKOHMO
Cornine, Janemother-in-lawFW72Wd3186MOKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Noble Scott Hine - Household

Elroy to Austin Road Creedmoor, Travis, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hine, Noble SXheadMW42MTXSame HouseEngineerShell pipe line Corp
Hine, RuthwifeFW40MOKSame House
Hine, VirginiadaughterFW11SOKSame House