The Shemwell Family

Eugene Talmadge “E T” HodgesAge: 78 years18881967

Name
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges
Given names
Eugene Talmadge
Surname
Hodges
Nickname
E T
Nickname
Bob
Birth June 19, 1888 39 29
Birth of a brotherHerman Hodges
calculated 1892 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterThula Hodges
calculated 1895 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJackson Garrett Hodges
calculated 1898 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 maternal grandfatherWilliam Garrett Powers
June 3, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy LeeAnn Breeden
June 3, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 21 years)
MarriageZora May ShemwellView this family
April 3, 1912 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Thedis Hodges
September 22, 1913 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mammie Louise Hodges
1916 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW I Draft registration
June 5, 1917 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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 daughterMammie Louise Hodges
August 5, 1919 (Age 31 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 31 years)
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
Death of a fatherJames J Hodges
February 14, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Address: 2630 Yale Ave
Marriage of a childSylvan Bernard ShraderThedis HodgesView this family
July 3, 1933 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherFrances Melvina Powers
December 2, 1939 (Age 51 years)
Cause: Fractured femur due to fall
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 51 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 61 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 wifeZora May Shemwell
October 5, 1956 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 May 17, 1967 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 16, 1877Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder brother
W G Hodges
Birth: calculated 1878 28 19Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
elder sister
Geneva Hodges
Birth: October 16, 1880 31 21Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1972Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
8 years
himself
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges
Birth: June 19, 1888 39 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1967Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger brother
Herman Hodges
Birth: calculated 1892 42 33Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
younger sister
Thula Hodges
Birth: calculated 1895 45 36Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Family with Zora May Shemwell - View this family
himself
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges
Birth: June 19, 1888 39 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1967Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Zora May Shemwell
Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 5, 1956Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 3, 1912Henry, Tennessee, United States
18 months
daughter
Thedis Hodges
Birth: September 22, 1913 25 25Tennessee, United States
Death: September 22, 1998Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Mammie Louise Hodges
Birth: 1916 27 28Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 1919Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James J Hodges - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
James J HodgesheadMW60M234TNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Frances HodgeswifeFW52M13486TNTNTN
Talmadge HodgessonMW20STNTNTN
Thula HodgesdaughterFW15STNTNTN
Garrett HodgessonMW12STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges - Household

119 Princeton Binghampton, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Talmadge E HodgesheadMW31MTNTNTNSwitchmanRailroad
Zora HodgeswifeFW31MTNTNTN
Thedis HodgesdaughterFW6STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Talmadge Hodges - Household

Civil Dist. 2, Block 53, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Eugene T. HodgesheadMW51TNSwitchmanL & N Railroad
Zora HodgeswifeFW52TN