The Shemwell Family

Samuel Mack HodgeAge: 85 years18541939

Name
Samuel Mack Hodge
Given names
Samuel Mack
Surname
Hodge
Birth June 4, 1854
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 12 years)
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 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohnnie Frances HarrisView this family
January 19, 1881 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Finis Hodge
September 4, 1883 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Cordelia Hodge
February 9, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Dora Bell Hodge
November 6, 1894 (Age 40 years)
Note: Tombstone shows a 1892 birthdate; however, the Social Security Death index lists her birth in 1894.
Birth of a son
#4
James Lincoln Hodge
September 28, 1896 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Hodge
October 4, 1899 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Beddie Hazel Hodge
July 15, 1900 (Age 46 years)
MarriageLucy A JohnsonView this family
about 1905 (Age 50 years)
Note: See 1910 Census which states they were married for 5 years.
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childMelvin BryantBeddie Hazel HodgeView this family
March 23, 1915 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Hazel Ann Bryant
August 15, 1916 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sonFinis Hodge
June 17, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lorene Bryant
December 16, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 62 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 63 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Louise Bryant
about 1919 (Age 64 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Frank “Frankie” Bryant
about 1921 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonThomas Hodge
February 18, 1921 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
May Marie Bryant
February 19, 1925 (Age 70 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Finis GatesBeddie Hazel HodgeView this family
November 13, 1926 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ola Gates
October 15, 1927 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Infant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 78 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 78 years)
Note: Still Birth
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Infant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 79 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 79 years)
Note: Still Birth
Death November 29, 1939 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fuller Cemetery
Family with Johnnie Frances Harris - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 19, 1881Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Finis Hodge
Birth: September 4, 1883 29 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 17, 1917Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
5 months
daughter
Cordelia Hodge
Birth: February 9, 1884 29 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 26, 1954Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
11 years
daughter
Dora Bell Hodge
Birth: November 6, 1894 40 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1974Kentucky, United States
23 months
son
James Lincoln Hodge
Birth: September 28, 1896 42 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 1961Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Thomas Hodge
Birth: October 4, 1899 45 37Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 1921Kentucky, United States
9 months
daughter
Family with Lucy A Johnson - View this family
himself
wife
Lucy A Johnson
Birth: September 18, 1861Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1940Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1905Kentucky, United States

Marriage
See 1910 Census which states they were married for 5 years.
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Mack Hodge - Household

Westcourthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hodge, Samuel MheadMW53M5KYKYKYEnglishFarmingFarmingOANo0NoNoNoRFF
Hodge, Lucy AwifeFW45M544KYKYKYEnglishNoneNoNoNo
Hodge, Dora BdaughterFW15SKYKYKYEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Hodge, James LsonMW13SKYKYKYEnglishLaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Hodge, ThomassonMW11SKYKYKYEnglishLaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Hodge, BeddiedaughterFW10sKYKYKYEnglishNoneYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Mack Hodge - Household

Crofton, Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hodge, Samuel MheadRMW54MNoNoKYKYKYYesFarmFarmingR
Hodge, Lucy AwifeFW49MYesYesKYKYKYYes
Bryant, BeddiedaughterFW22MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarmFarmingO
Bryant, Hazel Agrand daughterFW3 YRS 1 MONTHSKYKYKY
Bryant, Louisegrand daughterFW1 YRS 11 MONTHSSKYKYKY