The Shemwell Family

Louisa J Hodge1868

Name
Louisa J Hodge
Given names
Louisa J
Surname
Hodge
Birth 1868 43 37
Death of a sisterMartha C Hodge
July 10, 1868
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 months)

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 July 13, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret C Hodge
September 9, 1874 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 12, 1880 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Hodge
December 10, 1892 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Death of a motherSarah “Sally” Nooe
November 8, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 82 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 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
Deathunknown

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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
elder sister
Martha C Hodge
Birth: 1852 27 21North Carolina, United States
Death: July 10, 1868Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Margaret C Hodge
Birth: 1855 30 24North Carolina, United States
Death: September 9, 1874Rowan, North Carolina, United States
14 years
herself
Louisa J Hodge
Birth: 1868 43 37Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:

Louisa J Hodge has 37 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Richard Hodge - Household

Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hodge, Richardhead45MWfarmerNC
Hodge, Sallywife40FWNC
Hodge, Mary Fdaughter19FWNC
Hodge, Margaretdaughter16FWNC
Hodge, Louisadaughter2FWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Richard Hodge - Household

Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hodge, RichardWM55headMfarmerNCNCNC
Hodge, SarahWF50wifeMNCNCNC
Hodge, Louisa JWF12daughterSNCNCNC