The Shemwell Family

Susan HughesAge: 32 years19101943

Name
Susan Hughes
Given names
Susan
Surname
Hughes
Married name
Susan Alexander
Married name
Susan Elliott
Birth May 3, 1910 36 22
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 brotherJames Thomas Hughes
March 7, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherFrancis M Miller
December 10, 1918 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 7 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 17, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 5, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Andrew Alexander
April 8, 1939 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLouise Jane Howe
January 8, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 March 17, 1943 (Age 32 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
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father
Thomas Hughes
Birth: September 10, 1873Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 18, 1964Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
mother
Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller
Birth: October 18, 1887 40 28Missouri, United States
Death: March 20, 1967Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 14, 1909Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
10 months
herself
Susan Hughes
Birth: May 3, 1910 36 22Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1943Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States
8 years
younger brother
James Thomas Hughes
Birth: March 7, 1918 44 30Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1973
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husband
William Andrew Alexander
Birth: April 13, 1910Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1939Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
herself
Susan Hughes
Birth: May 3, 1910 36 22Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1943Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
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husband
Private
herself
Susan Hughes
Birth: May 3, 1910 36 22Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1943Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hughes - Household

Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hughes, ThomasheadMW46MMOKYKYfarmer
Hughes, FannywifeFW31MMOMOMO
Hughes, SusandaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Hughes, JamessonMW1 year 2 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Andrew Alexander - Household

Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Alexander, William AheadMW19M17MOMOMOProprietorpressing shop
Alexander, SusanwifeFW19M17MOMOMObookkeeperpressing shop

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hughes - Household

Carroll, Carrollton, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hughes, ThomasheadMW66MMO
Hughes, FranciswifeFW51MMO
Alexander, SusandaughterFW29WdMObookkeeperretail cleaning shop
Alexander, Patricia SgranddaughterFW2SMO