The Shemwell Family

Andrew Jackson HopkinsAge: 83 years18871971

Name
Andrew Jackson Hopkins
Given names
Andrew Jackson
Surname
Hopkins
Birth December 14, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
MarriageMargaret Mae “Maggie” SmithView this family
April 24, 1904 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 41 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 42 years)
Note: Name: A J Hopkins
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 62 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 58 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 January 8, 1971 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pontotoc Cemetery
Family with Margaret Mae “Maggie” Smith - View this family
himself
Andrew Jackson Hopkins
Birth: December 14, 1887Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1971Stonewall, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States
wife
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

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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