The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 4, 1883 29 21 Todd, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Cordelia Hodge February 9, 1884 (Age 5 months) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Dora Bell Hodge November 6, 1894 (Age 11 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States Note: Tombstone shows a 1892 birthdate; however, the Social Security Death index lists her birth in 1894.
Birth of a brother	James Lincoln Hodge September 28, 1896 (Age 13 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Birth of a brother	Thomas Hodge October 4, 1899 (Age 16 years) Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Beddie Hazel Hodge July 15, 1900 (Age 16 years) Bluff Spring, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage of a parent	Samuel Mack Hodge — Lucy A Johnson — View this family about 1905 (Age 21 years) Kentucky, United States Note: See 1910 Census which states they were married for 5 years.
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 33 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
Death	June 17, 1917 (Age 33 years) Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Burial	Brack Cemetery, Williamson, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brack Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Johnnie Frances Harris Finis Hodge Cordelia Hodge Dora Bell Hodge James Lincoln Hodge Thomas Hodge Beddie Hazel Hodge Family with spouse Lucy A Johnson Samuel Mack Hodge Birth: June 4, 1854 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1939 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Mack Hodge Finis Hodge Cordelia Hodge Dora Bell Hodge James Lincoln Hodge Thomas Hodge Beddie Hazel Hodge Johnnie Frances Harris Birth: about 1862 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death:
	Marriage: January 19, 1881 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Finis Hodge Birth: September 4, 1883 29 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1917 — Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
5 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Cordelia Hodge Birth: February 9, 1884 29 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 26, 1954 — Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
11 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Dora Bell Hodge Birth: November 6, 1894 40 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1974 — Kentucky, United States
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Lincoln Hodge Birth: September 28, 1896 42 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 2, 1961 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Hodge Birth: October 4, 1899 45 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1921 — Kentucky, United States
9 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Melvin Bryant Hazel Ann Bryant Lorene Bryant Louise Bryant Frank “Frankie” Bryant May Marie Bryant Family with spouse Daniel Finis Gates Ola Gates Infant Gates Infant Gates Beddie Hazel Hodge Birth: July 15, 1900 46 38 — Bluff Spring, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1969 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Lucy A Johnson - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Johnnie Frances Harris Finis Hodge Cordelia Hodge Dora Bell Hodge James Lincoln Hodge Thomas Hodge Beddie Hazel Hodge Family with spouse Lucy A Johnson Samuel Mack Hodge Birth: June 4, 1854 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1939 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Mack Hodge Lucy A Johnson Birth: September 18, 1861 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1940 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: about 1905 — Kentucky, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Samuel Mack Hodge 1854–1939
mother Parents (unknown)	Johnnie Frances Harris 1862–
himself Family (none)	Finis Hodge 1883–1917
younger sister Family (none)	Cordelia Hodge 1884–1954
younger sister Family (none)	Dora Bell Hodge 1894–1974
younger brother Family (none)	James Lincoln Hodge 1896–1961
younger brother Family (none)	Thomas Hodge 1899–1921
younger sister Family Melvin Bryant Hazel Ann Bryant Lorene Bryant Louise Bryant Frank “Frankie” Bryant May Marie Bryant Daniel Finis Gates Ola Gates Infant Gates Infant Gates	Beddie Hazel Hodge 1900–1969
Father’s family with Lucy A Johnson
father Parents (unknown)	Samuel Mack Hodge 1854–1939
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Lucy A Johnson 1861–1940