The Shemwell Family

Rena Viola Hendrix1885

Name
Rena Viola Hendrix
Given names
Rena Viola
Surname
Hendrix
Married name
Rena Viola Hess
Birth October 1885 43 33
Marriage of a parentStephen McCabeMary Ann SissellView this family
1897 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 14 years)
MarriageGeorge A HessView this family
June 10, 1902 (Age 16 years)
Note: Name: Reva Viola Hendrix
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 fatherLewis Thompson Hendrix
May 6, 1921 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Auto Accident
Death of a maternal grandmotherEleanor “Ellen” Clauson
November 22, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 motherMary Ann Sissell
December 1942 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 sisterEmma Grace Hendrix
October 8, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 9, 1867Marion, Iowa, United States
-22 months
elder brother
5 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Emma Grace Hendrix
Birth: January 20, 1871 29 18Iowa, United States
Death: October 8, 1949Orange, Florida, United States
4 years
elder sister
5 years
elder sister
5 years
elder sister
3 years
herself
Mother’s family with Stephen McCabe - View this family
step-father
Stephen McCabe
Birth: 1843Iowa, United States
Death: February 17, 1918Hubbell, Thayer, Nebraska, United States
mother
Marriage: 1897
Family with George A Hess - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 10, 1902Hubbell, Thayer, Nebraska, United States

Rena Viola Hendrix has 25 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Stephen McCabe - Household

Hubbell, Thayer, Nebraska

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McCabe, StephenheadWMJan185050M3IAIrelandIrelandSaloon Keeper
McCabe, Mary AwifeWFFeb185347M3IATNTN
Henricksen, Jessie JdaughterWFJul187623MIAINIA
Hendrix, Rena VdaughterWFOct188514SKSINIAAt School

Birth dates & ages wrong?? -b

Marriage
Name: Reva Viola Hendrix Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 16 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1886 Birth Place: Kansas Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1902 Marriage Place: Hubbell, Nebraska, USA Marriage County Office: Thayer Father: Lewis T. Hendrix Mother: Mary Hendrix Spouse: George A Hess