The Shemwell Family

Birth of a sister

Emily “Emma” Nooe
October 28, 1831 (Age 20 months)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

Cholera Epidemic

1832 (Age 22 months)

Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics

Birth of a brother

Thomas Nooe
1835 (Age 4 years)

Historical Event

The Texas Revolution

between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)

Texas, USA

Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution

Birth of a brother

William Nooe
1839 (Age 8 years)

Death of a father

Thomas Nooe Jr
about 1846 (Age 15 years)

Civil marriage

Richard Hodge — View this family
November 18, 1848 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event

Mexican-American War

from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 years)

Texas, USA

Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War

Birth of a daughter
#1

Mary Frances Hodge
January 15, 1851 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2

Martha C Hodge
1852 (Age 21 years)

Death of a mother

Lorraine “Rainey” Davis
about 1852 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3

Margaret C Hodge
1855 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884

Census

August 15, 1860 (Age 30 years)

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Richard Hodge - Household

Death of a brother

Thomas Nooe
November 15, 1862 (Age 32 years)

Ox Hill, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Death of a brother

William Nooe
1862 (Age 31 years)

Note: Died in battle, Ox Hill, VA

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 36 years)

Alaska, USA

Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic

1867 (Age 36 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a daughter
#4

Louisa J Hodge
1868 (Age 37 years)

Death of a daughter

Martha C Hodge
July 10, 1868 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 38 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad

Census

July 13, 1870 (Age 40 years)

Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Richard Hodge - Household

Death of a brother

John Nooe
May 19, 1873 (Age 43 years)

Marriage of a child

George W Hoffner — Margaret C Hodge — View this family
September 14, 1873 (Age 43 years)

Death of a daughter

Margaret C Hodge
September 9, 1874 (Age 44 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever

Death of a sister

Mary “Polly” Nooe
January 12, 1880 (Age 49 years)

Census

June 12, 1880 (Age 50 years)

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Richard Hodge - Household

Death of a sister

Lucinda “Lucy” Nooe
October 17, 1887 (Age 57 years)

Death of a husband

Richard Hodge
December 10, 1892 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 years)

Cuba

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

November 8, 1900 (Age 70 years)