The Shemwell Family

Cora Lee ChristianAge: 71 years18641935

Name
Cora Lee Christian
Given names
Cora Lee
Surname
Christian
Married name
Cora Lee Hooper
Birth 1864 29 26
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
Birth of a brotherPenick P Christian
February 1867 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterLillie Floyd Christian
July 18, 1869 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 5 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
Census October 8, 1870 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterLillie Floyd Christian
February 4, 1871 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherNicholas Christian
March 15, 1872 (Age 8 years)
Note: Obituary
Birth of a sisterMinnie Bett Christian
January 13, 1874 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterHassie John Christian
May 15, 1877 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” Shemwell
October 1877 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Died of Dropsy
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sisterMinnie Bett Christian
July 20, 1879 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Samuel Christian
January 25, 1880 (Age 16 years)
Census June 13, 1880 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJoseph Samuel HooperView this family
December 29, 1880 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alma Vick Hooper
March 25, 1882 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nannie Lee Hooper
January 21, 1884 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Creed Penick Hooper
July 28, 1887 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childOmer Ebbot TabbNannie Lee HooperView this family
about 1902 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Myrtle Gladys Tabb
July 10, 1903 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Myra Leota Tabb
May 11, 1905 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Merrill Otis “Jack” Tabb
December 4, 1906 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childCreed Penick HooperMabel Dorcas HintonView this family
October 21, 1908 (Age 44 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Melvin Lee Tabb
October 15, 1910 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Hyran Estell Hooper
February 9, 1911 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Coleman Creed Hooper
August 14, 1912 (Age 48 years)
Death of a grandsonColeman Creed Hooper
August 31, 1912 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Marvin Alonzo Tabb
June 17, 1913 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Lyle Benjamin Hooper
July 13, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ann Floyd
October 14, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Florine Hooper
October 19, 1915 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Thomas Edward Tabb
September 9, 1916 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Lula Irene Tabb
October 12, 1918 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 grandson
#12
Hylie Cobb Hooper
December 10, 1918 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 54 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 granddaughterLula Irene Tabb
April 26, 1919 (Age 55 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Pauline Hooper
February 18, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Zola Mae Tabb
March 1, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 65 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 22, 1930 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherKennelly Kevil “Kenny” Christian
April 19, 1932 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Samuel Hooper
February 4, 1934 (Age 70 years)
Death April 14, 1935 (Age 71 years)
Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 10, 1857Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Sally Lue Christian
Birth: March 25, 1861 26 23Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1861Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder brother
Samuel Wiley Christian
Birth: August 1862 28 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1940Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Penick P Christian
Birth: February 1867 32 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 27, 1937Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lillie Floyd Christian
Birth: July 18, 1869 35 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 4, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
Minnie Bett Christian
Birth: January 13, 1874 39 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 20, 1879Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Family with Joseph Samuel Hooper - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 29, 1880Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
daughter
Alma Vick Hooper
Birth: March 25, 1882 22 18Kentucky, United States
Death: August 6, 1955Christian, Kentucky, United States
22 months
daughter
4 years
son

Cora Lee Christian has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Samuel Christian - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Christian, John Shead36MWFarmerKY
Christian, Elizabeth Awife33FWKeeping HouseKY
Christian, Kinnyson11MWFarm LaborerKY
Christian, Samuel Wson8MWKY
Christian, Cora Ldaughter6FWKY
Christian, Penick Pson3MWKY
Christian, Lillie Fdaughter1FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Floyd - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Christian, Elizabeth AWF43headWdKeeping HouseKY
Christian, Kenney KWM21sonSFarmerKYKYKY
Christian, Samuel WWM18sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Christian, Cora LWF16daughterSAt HomeKYKYKY
Christian, Penick PWM14sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Christian, HassieWF3daughterSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Hooper - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hooper, Joseph SheadWMAug185940M20KYKYTNFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Hooper, Cora LwifeWFOct186435M2033KYKYKYYesYesYes
Hooper, Alma VdaughterWFMar188218SKYKYKYYesYesYes
Hooper, Nannie LdaughterWFJan188416SKYKYKYYesYesYes
Hooper, Creed PsonWMJul188712SKYKYKYFarm Laborer0YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Hooper - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hooper, Joseph SheadMW50M29KYKYTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmingOAYesYesOFF
Hooper, Cora LwifeFW46M2933KYKYKYEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Hooper - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hooper, Joseph SheadOFMW60MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarmerOA
Hooper, Cora LwifeFW55MYesYesKYKYKYYesHouse Wife

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Hooper - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hooper, Joseph SheadOYesMW70M21NoYesKYKYTNYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYesNo
Hooper, Cora LwifeFW65M16NoYesKYKYKYYesNone