The Shemwell Family

Johnnie Frances Harris1862

Name
Johnnie Frances Harris
Given names
Johnnie Frances
Surname
Harris
Married name
Johnnie Frances Hodge
Birth about 1862
Note: Birth year/place based on Marriage Certificate stating she was 19 years old and they were married in 1881
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSamuel Mack HodgeView this family
January 19, 1881 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Finis Hodge
September 4, 1883 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Cordelia Hodge
February 9, 1884 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Dora Bell Hodge
November 6, 1894 (Age 32 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 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Beddie Hazel Hodge
July 15, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childMelvin BryantBeddie Hazel HodgeView this family
March 23, 1915 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Hazel Ann Bryant
August 15, 1916 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 54 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 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lorene Bryant
December 16, 1917 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Frank “Frankie” Bryant
about 1921 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonThomas Hodge
February 18, 1921 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
May Marie Bryant
February 19, 1925 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Finis GatesBeddie Hazel HodgeView this family
November 13, 1926 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ola Gates
October 15, 1927 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 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 70 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 70 years)
Note: Still Birth
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Infant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 71 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 71 years)
Note: Still Birth
Death of a husbandSamuel Mack Hodge
November 29, 1939 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 88 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 daughterCordelia Hodge
March 26, 1954 (Age 92 years)
Death of a sonJames Lincoln Hodge
July 2, 1961 (Age 99 years)
Death of a daughterBeddie Hazel Hodge
November 7, 1969 (Age 107 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 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 Samuel Mack Hodge - View this family
husband
herself
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
Samuel Mack Hodge + Lucy A Johnson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lucy A Johnson
Birth: September 18, 1861Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1940Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1905Kentucky, United States

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Birth
Birth year/place based on Marriage Certificate stating she was 19 years old and they were married in 1881