The Shemwell Family

Martha C HodgeAge: 16 years18521868

Name
Martha C Hodge
Given names
Martha C
Surname
Hodge
Birth 1852 27 21
Death of a maternal grandmotherLorraine “Rainey” Davis
about 1852
Birth of a sisterMargaret C Hodge
1855 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 15, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)

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 15 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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterLouisa J Hodge
1868 (Age 16 years)
Death July 10, 1868 (Age 16 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Reed Graveyard
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father
mother
Marriage: November 18, 1848Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Frances Hodge
Birth: January 15, 1851 26 20North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
herself
Martha C Hodge
Birth: 1852 27 21North Carolina, United States
Death: July 10, 1868Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Margaret C Hodge
Birth: 1855 30 24North Carolina, United States
Death: September 9, 1874Rowan, North Carolina, United States
14 years
younger sister
Louisa J Hodge
Birth: 1868 43 37Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:

Martha C Hodge has 37 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Richard Hodge - Household

Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Richard Hodgehead35MWFarmerNC
Sarah Hodgewife30FWHouse KeeperNC
Frances Hodgedaughter9FWNC
Martha C Hodgedaughter8FWNC
Margaret C Hodgedaughter5FWNC