The Shemwell Family

Dora Bell HodgeAge: 79 years18941974

Name
Dora Bell Hodge
Given names
Dora Bell
Surname
Hodge
Birth November 6, 1894 40 32
Note: Tombstone shows a 1892 birthdate; however, the Social Security Death index lists her birth in 1894.
Birth of a brotherJames Lincoln Hodge
September 28, 1896 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 brotherThomas Hodge
October 4, 1899 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterBeddie Hazel Hodge
July 15, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentSamuel Mack HodgeLucy A JohnsonView this family
about 1905 (Age 10 years)
Note: See 1910 Census which states they were married for 5 years.
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 brotherFinis Hodge
June 17, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 brotherThomas Hodge
February 18, 1921 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 fatherSamuel Mack Hodge
November 29, 1939 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 55 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 sisterCordelia Hodge
March 26, 1954 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherJames Lincoln Hodge
July 2, 1961 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterBeddie Hazel Hodge
November 7, 1969 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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
Death 1974 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 19, 1881Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Finis Hodge
Birth: September 4, 1883 29 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 17, 1917Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
5 months
elder sister
Cordelia Hodge
Birth: February 9, 1884 29 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 26, 1954Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
11 years
herself
Dora Bell Hodge
Birth: November 6, 1894 40 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1974Kentucky, United States
23 months
younger brother
James Lincoln Hodge
Birth: September 28, 1896 42 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 1961Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Hodge
Birth: October 4, 1899 45 37Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 1921Kentucky, United States
9 months
younger sister
Father’s family with Lucy A Johnson - View this family
father
step-mother
Lucy A Johnson
Birth: September 18, 1861Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1940Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1905Kentucky, United States

Birth
Tombstone shows a 1892 birthdate; however, the Social Security Death index lists her birth in 1894.
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