The Shemwell Family

Lucinda ThurmanAge: 42 years18441886

Name
Lucinda Thurman
Given names
Lucinda
Surname
Thurman
Married name
Lucinda Hood
Married name
Lucinda Watkins
Married name
Lucinda Case
Birth about 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageHenry Monroe WatkinsView this family
about 1863 (Age 19 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a son
#1
Benjamin Watkins
about 1864 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 23 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 23 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#2
Charles S Case
1869 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 25 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
MarriageAndrew Jackson Case SrView this family
March 7, 1870 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageRichard Henderson HoodView this family
August 10, 1879 (Age 35 years)
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Margaret Ellen Hood
February 5, 1885 (Age 41 years)
Death February 1886 (Age 42 years)
Note: Death information provided by a direct, living descendent (ie, grandson) of William Clayton Case (1880-1953) who was the son of Lucinda.
Family with Richard Henderson Hood - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 10, 1879Stone, Missouri, United States
6 years
daughter
Margaret Ellen Hood
Birth: February 5, 1885 47 41Missouri, United States
Death: May 17, 1912White River, Barry, Missouri, United States
Family with Henry Monroe Watkins - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1863Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
Family with Andrew Jackson Case Sr - View this family
husband
Andrew Jackson Case Sr
Birth: June 15, 1830Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: September 20, 1901Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, United States
herself
Marriage: March 7, 1870Newton, Arkansas, United States
-2 months
son
Charles S Case
Birth: 1869 38 25Arkansas, United States
Death: September 15, 1927Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Richard Henderson Hood + Amanda Sauls - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: June 4, 1868Macoupin, Illinois, United States
19 months
step-daughter
Sarah Hood
Birth: about 1869 31 27Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death:
4 years
step-daughter
Dora Belle Hood
Birth: January 18, 1873 35 31Viola, Stone, Missouri, United States
Death: July 15, 1966Monett, Barry, Missouri, United States
1 month
step-son
5 years
step-son

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Lucinda Thurman - Household

ED 26 Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hood, Richard HWM39headMYFarmerILTNTN
Hood, LucindaWF35wifeMYKeeping HouseARTNTN
Hood, OskerWM11sonSF LaborerARILAR
Hood, Dora BWF7daughterSARILAR
Hood, WheelerWM3sonSARILAR
Watkins, BenjemineWM16stepsonSFarm LaborerARARAR
Case, CharlesWM12stepsonSxARARAR
William, ThomasWM47otherSFarm LaborerMOTNTN

Death
Death information provided by a direct, living descendent (ie, grandson) of William Clayton Case (1880-1953) who was the son of Lucinda.