The Shemwell Family

William Edward HopkinsAge: 72 years18821954

Name
William Edward Hopkins
Given names
William Edward
Surname
Hopkins
Birth January 23, 1882
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
MarriageLuna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGeheeView this family
about 1904 (Age 21 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ellen Hopkins
1905 (Age 22 years)
Death of a wifeLuna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee
February 10, 1905 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Child Birth
Death of a daughterEllen Hopkins
1905 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 47 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 67 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 63 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 8, 1954 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairlawn Cemetery
Family with Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee - View this family
himself
William Edward Hopkins
Birth: January 23, 1882Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 8, 1954Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee
Birth: February 23, 1877 33 26Texas, United States
Death: February 10, 1905Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: about 1904Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Ellen Hopkins
Birth: 1905 22 27Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: 1905Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States

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Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child