The Shemwell Family

Hyran Estell HooperAge: 97 years19112008

Name
Hyran Estell Hooper
Given names
Hyran Estell
Surname
Hooper
Birth February 9, 1911 23 23
Birth of a brotherColeman Creed Hooper
August 14, 1912 (Age 18 months)
Death of a brotherColeman Creed Hooper
August 31, 1912 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherLyle Benjamin Hooper
July 13, 1914 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterFlorine Hooper
October 19, 1915 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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
Birth of a brotherHylie Cobb Hooper
December 10, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 6 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/
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterPauline Hooper
February 18, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoseph Samuel Hooper
February 4, 1934 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherCora Lee Christian
April 14, 1935 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 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 fatherCreed Penick Hooper
October 27, 1958 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 of a motherMabel Dorcas Hinton
August 11, 1977 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherLyle Benjamin Hooper
May 6, 1991 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherHylie Cobb Hooper
December 1, 1995 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sisterFlorine Hooper
August 26, 2006 (Age 95 years)
Death August 28, 2008 (Age 97 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stokes Community Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: October 21, 1908Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
Hyran Estell Hooper
Birth: February 9, 1911 23 23Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2008Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
younger brother
Coleman Creed Hooper
Birth: August 14, 1912 25 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 31, 1912Todd, Kentucky, United States
23 months
younger brother
15 months
younger sister
Florine Hooper
Birth: October 19, 1915 28 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 2006Clarksville, Clark, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Hylie Cobb Hooper
Birth: December 10, 1918 31 30Kentucky, United States
Death: December 1, 1995Kentucky, United States
14 months
younger sister
Pauline Hooper
Birth: February 18, 1920 32 32Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 2012Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Hyran Estell Hooper has 8 first cousins recorded

Father's family (8)

Parents Omer Ebbot Tabb + Nannie Lee Hooper
1Myrtle Gladys Tabb19031960
2Myra Leota Tabb19051990
4Melvin Lee Tabb19101981
5Marvin Alonzo Tabb19131985
6Thomas Edward Tabb19161999
7Lula Irene Tabb19181919
8Zola Mae Tabb19201996

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Creed Penick Hooper - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hooper, Creed PheadOMMW32MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Hooper, Mabel DwifeFW32MYesYesKYKYKYYesNone
Hooper, Hyran EsonMW8SNoKYKYKYNone
Hooper, Lyle BsonMW5MNoKYKYKYNone
Hooper, FlorinedaughterFW4 yrs 2 mosSKYKYKYNone
Hooper, Hylie CsonMW1 yrs 7 mosSKYKYKYNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Creed Penick Hooper - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hooper, Creed PheadOYesMW42M21NoYesKYKYKYYesFarmerFarmYesNo
Hooper, Mabel DwifeFW42M21NoYesKYKYKYYes
Hooper, Hyran EsonMW19SYesYesKYKYKYYes
Hooper, Lyle BsonMW15MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarm LaborerFarmYes
Hooper, FlorinedaughterFW14SYesYesKYKYKYYes
Hooper, Hylie CsonMW11SYesYesKYKYKYYes
Hooper, PaulinedaughterFW10SYesYesKYKYKYYes