The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth Baker1855

Name
Mary Elizabeth Baker
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Baker
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Hood
Birth about 1855
Note: Birth info based on 1880 Census
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 12 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 12 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 14 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
MarriageWilliam Barton HoodView this family
July 28, 1874 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Alvis David Hood
August 9, 1874 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James W Hood
May 1877 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 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 8, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 husbandWilliam Barton Hood
May 18, 1929 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 74 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 sonAlvis David Hood
April 26, 1941 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 86 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 95 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
Death of a sonJames W Hood
December 8, 1956 (Age 101 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 91 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 William Barton Hood - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 28, 1874Carroll, Arkansas, United States
son
Alvis David Hood
Birth: August 9, 1874 29 19Arkansas, United States
Death: April 26, 1941Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
James W Hood
Birth: May 1877 32 22Lee, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 8, 1956Lee, Arkansas, United States
William Barton Hood + Mary L Peebles - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 26, 1866Macoupin, Illinois, United States
14 months
step-son
John Osburn Hood
Birth: October 8, 1867 22 19Illinois, United States
Death: December 4, 1953Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
step-son
Norris Hood
Birth: August 1869 24 21Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: 1870Missouri, United States
William Barton Hood + Sylvania Caroline Slusher - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 15, 1887Carroll, Arkansas, United States
-5 years
step-son
Columbus Green Hood
Birth: July 9, 1882 37 25Poteau, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 30, 1947Shady Point, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
step-son
Simuel Edmond Hood
Birth: October 26, 1884 39 27Missouri, United States
Death: September 24, 1969Bokoshe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
step-son
Charlie Hood
Birth: 1886 40 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 1886Oklahoma, United States
4 years
step-son
Elmer Ruben Hood
Birth: February 24, 1890 45 32Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Death: June 7, 1973Shady Point, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Lillie Frances Hood
Birth: July 1893 48 36Indian Territory, United States
Death: August 18, 1988Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
step-son
Marion Frances Hood
Birth: August 18, 1895 50 38Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 29, 1994Bokoshe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-son
Barton Roy Hood
Birth: October 4, 1901 56 44Indian Territory, United States
Death: November 24, 1976Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Birth
Birth info based on 1880 Census
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Barton Hood - Household

ED 22 Williams, Stone, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hood, William BWM29headMFarmerILTNTN
Hood, Mary ElizabethWF25wifeMKeeping HouseMOTNTN
Hood, John OWM11sonSXXXILILMO
Hood, Alvis DavidWM5sonSARILMO
Hood, James WWM3sonSARILMO