The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Hood1856

Name
Rebecca Hood
Given names
Rebecca
Surname
Hood
Birth about 1856 38 35
Birth of a sisterRhilda Hood
August 25, 1858 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherLouis Hood
about 1858 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a parentOsburn P HoodSusan View this family
about 1861 (Age 5 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of their first child
Birth of a half-sisterLois Ida Hood
December 1861 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherFanny Smith
June 30, 1863 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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
Birth of a half-sisterMary Hood
about 1866 (Age 10 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census
Birth of a half-sisterSealey G Hood
1867 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 11 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 11 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 13 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 August 12, 1870 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 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 sisterBelzora Amanda Hood
October 1879 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Ann Hood
before 1880 (Age 24 years)
Note: Her husband, Jesse, is listed as a Widow in the 1880 Census
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnna McGehee
about 1884 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherOsburn P Hood
September 21, 1895 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 brotherRichard Henderson Hood
August 15, 1899 (Age 43 years)
Note: Death date timeframe confirmed by application of his son, Thomas, being the Pension's dependent…
Death of a sisterMary Jane Hood
May 10, 1907 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sisterRhilda Hood
October 3, 1915 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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 brotherWilliam Barton Hood
May 18, 1929 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 73 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 half-sisterLois Ida Hood
1941 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 85 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
Death of a half-sisterSealey G Hood
1948 (Age 92 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 94 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 90 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

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1837Illinois, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Sarah Ann Hood
Birth: about 1840 22 19Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: before 1880Arkansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Martha A Hood
Birth: about 1843 25 22Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
5 years
herself
3 years
younger sister
Rhilda Hood
Birth: August 25, 1858 40 37Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1915McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
4 months
younger brother
Father’s family with Susan - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1861Arkansas, United States
1 year
half-sister
5 years
half-sister
2 years
half-sister

Rebecca Hood has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Osburn P Hood - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hood, A Phead52MWFarmer365KYx
Hood, Susanwife37FWKeeping HouseTN
Hood, Rebeccadaughter14FWAt HomeARxx
Hood, Loistdaughter12FWAt HomeARxx
Hood, Rulliadaughter10FWAt HomeARxx
Hood, Marydaughter4FWAt HomeAR
Hood, Celadaughter3FWAt HomeMO