The Shemwell Family

Clarice Faye FitzhughAge: 84 years19101995

Name
Clarice Faye Fitzhugh
Given names
Clarice Faye
Surname
Fitzhugh
Married name
Clarice Faye Hopper
Birth August 29, 1910 34 29
Birth of a sisterDorothy Elizabeth Fitzhugh
February 20, 1913 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Lorie “Myrt” Fitzhugh
September 3, 1915 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Jane Sikes
January 21, 1916 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Vermon Fitzhugh
August 14, 1916 (Age 5 years)
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
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
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 March 16, 1920 (Age 9 years)
MarriageJames Thomas “J T” Hopper Jr.View this family
October 5, 1929 (Age 19 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 8, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Randolph Cherry
September 3, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Census April 6, 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 sisterModenia Fitzhugh
April 12, 1966 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Pancreatic Cancer
Death of a sisterBessie Lee Fitzhugh
January 25, 1971 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherMattie Mae “Monni” Cherry
September 15, 1974 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 of a husbandJames Thomas “J T” Hopper Jr.
June 25, 1984 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterLilllie May Fitzhugh
January 31, 1987 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterFloy Inez Fitzhugh
July 7, 1990 (Age 79 years)
Death June 21, 1995 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 22, 1898Hood, Texas, United States
11 months
elder sister
Lilllie May Fitzhugh
Birth: June 2, 1899 23 18Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: January 31, 1987Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
20 months
elder sister
Floy Inez Fitzhugh
Birth: February 3, 1901 25 19Texas, United States
Death: July 7, 1990Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
3 years
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
Modenia Fitzhugh
Birth: March 24, 1906 30 24Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 12, 1966Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Bessie Lee Fitzhugh
Birth: June 5, 1908 32 27Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: January 25, 1971Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
herself
Clarice Faye Fitzhugh
Birth: August 29, 1910 34 29Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1995Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dorothy Elizabeth Fitzhugh
Birth: February 20, 1913 37 31Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 29, 2003Fort Worth, Denton, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Lorie “Myrt” Fitzhugh
Birth: September 3, 1915 39 34Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 8, 2008Tarrant, Texas, United States
Family with James Thomas “J T” Hopper Jr. - View this family
husband
James Thomas “J T” Hopper Jr.
Birth: September 25, 1908Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: June 25, 1984Hood, Texas, United States
herself
Clarice Faye Fitzhugh
Birth: August 29, 1910 34 29Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1995Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: October 5, 1929Hood, Texas, United States

Clarice Faye Fitzhugh has 29 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, John RheadMW77WdTNTNTN
Fitzhugh, MattiedaughterFW39WdTXTNTNfarmer
Fitzhugh, GretchengranddaughterFW14STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, ModeniagranddaughterFW13STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, BessiegranddaughterFW11STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, DorthagranddaughterFW6STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, ClaricegranddaughterFW9STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, Mary LoriegranddaughterFW4STXTNTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “J T” Hopper Jr. - Household

Pearl Street Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hopper, James TheadMW21M21TXTXTXManagerOil Company
Hopper, Clarice FwifeFW19M19TXTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “J T” Hopper Jr. - Household

713 Nassau St. Plainview, Hale, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hopper, James TheadMW31MTXGranburyHoodTXConsigneeOil Company
Hopper, ClariceXwifeFW29MTXGranburyHoodTX