The Shemwell Family

Margaret Mae “Maggie” SmithAge: 98 years18821981

Name
Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith
Given names
Margaret Mae
Surname
Smith
Married name
Margaret Mae Hopkins
Nickname
Maggie
Birth March 30, 1882 32 26
Birth of a brotherOda Lee Smith
August 27, 1889 (Age 7 years)
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
Death of a sisterFlora B Smith
before 1900 (Age 17 years)

Census June 8, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageAndrew Jackson HopkinsView this family
April 24, 1904 (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
Death of a fatherJohn Conrad Smith
August 11, 1918 (Age 36 years)
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
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Note: Name: A J Hopkins
Death of a motherMartha Jane Kittrell
September 5, 1939 (Age 57 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 58 years)
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
Death of a half-brotherGeorge E Smith
September 26, 1948 (Age 66 years)
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
Death of a sisterAnne Louise Smith
August 31, 1960 (Age 78 years)
Death of a husbandAndrew Jackson Hopkins
January 8, 1971 (Age 88 years)
Death of a brotherOda Lee Smith
January 1971 (Age 88 years)

Death of a sisterDella Photine Smith
July 10, 1972 (Age 90 years)
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 9, 1981 (Age 98 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pontotoc Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 12, 1875Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Flora B Smith
Birth: about 1878 28 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900
13 months
elder sister
Anne Louise Smith
Birth: January 17, 1879 29 23Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 31, 1960Butler, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder sister
22 months
herself
Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith
Birth: March 30, 1882 32 26St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: March 9, 1981Miami, Dade, Florida, United States
7 years
younger brother
Father’s family with Martha Glass - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: estimated 1866
16 months
half-brother
George E Smith
Birth: May 10, 1867 17Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 26, 1948Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Andrew Jackson Hopkins - View this family
husband
Andrew Jackson Hopkins
Birth: December 14, 1887Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1971Stonewall, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith
Birth: March 30, 1882 32 26St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: March 9, 1981Miami, Dade, Florida, United States
Marriage: April 24, 1904Butler, Missouri, United States

Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith has 2 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Conrad Smith - Household

Epps, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Smith, JohnheadWMSep184950M24PAFarmer
Smith, Martha JwifeWFJun185544M2454MOTNNC
Smith, Anne LdaughterWFJan187921SMOPAMO
Smith, Della PdaughterWFJun188118SMOPAMO
Smith, Maggie MdaughterWFMar188218SMOPAMO
Smith, Oda LsonWMAug188910SMOPAMO
Stevens, JohnservantFarm Hand

Census
Name: A J Hopkins Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, United States Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Birthplace: Missouri Father's Birthplace: Missouri Mother's Birthplace: Missouri Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 11 Record Number: 40763 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace A J Hopkins Head M 52 Missouri Margaret Hopkins Wife F 48 Missouri District: ED 1 Sheet Number and Letter: 11B Household ID: 266 Line Number: 52 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2310 GS Film Number: 2342044 Digital Folder Number: 004955166 Image Number: 00845 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N03707-3