The Shemwell Family

Mary Seleta HodgesAge: 70 years18771947

Name
Mary Seleta Hodges
Given names
Mary Seleta
Surname
Hodges
Married name
Mary Seleta Daugherty
Birth February 10, 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
MarriageMatthew Daugherty JrView this family
about 1899 (Age 21 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Birth of a daughter
#1
Josephine Clara Daugherty
May 19, 1902 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Laurens McCoy Daugherty
December 27, 1903 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Lee Earnest Daugherty
March 8, 1905 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Belle Daugherty
January 2, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Seleta Frances Daugherty
May 9, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Daniel Daugherty
February 4, 1913 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Dorothy Fay Daugherty
February 8, 1914 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/
Census January 27, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterSeleta Frances Daugherty
December 30, 1928 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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
Death July 25, 1947 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Van Horn Cemetery
Family with Matthew Daugherty Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1899Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Josephine Clara Daugherty
Birth: May 19, 1902 28 25Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: June 16, 1987Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
son
Laurens McCoy Daugherty
Birth: December 27, 1903 30 26Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: December 17, 1974Harris, Texas, United States
14 months
son
Lee Earnest Daugherty
Birth: March 8, 1905 31 28Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Death: May 12, 1997Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Belle Daugherty
Birth: January 2, 1908 34 30Pirtleville, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Death: March 31, 2009Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Seleta Frances Daugherty
Birth: May 9, 1910 36 33Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: December 30, 1928Van Horn, Culberson, Texas, United States
3 years
son
James Daniel Daugherty
Birth: February 4, 1913 39 35Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 1977Duval, Florida, United States
1 year
daughter
Dorothy Fay Daugherty
Birth: February 8, 1914 40 36Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: February 21, 2002San Marcos, Hays, Texas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

ED 97 Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, MattheadMW36M111TXMOAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmYesYesOFF
Daugherty, Mary SwifeFW23M11144LAGALAEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, JosiedaughterFW8STXTXLANoneYes
Daugherty, LaurenssonMW6STXTXLANone
Daugherty, LeesonMW4SAZTXLANone
Daugherty, Mary BdaughterFW2SAZTXLANone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 26 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, MathewheadOFMW47MYesYesTXMOARYesForemanStock RanchW
Daugherty, MarywifeFW42MYesYesLAGAALYesNone
Daugherty, JosephinedaughterFW17SYesYesYesTXTXLAYesTeacherPublic SchoolW
Daugherty, LaurenssonMW15SYesYesYesTXTXGAYesRancherStock RanchEmp
Daugherty, LeesonMW13SYesYesYesAZTXTXYesNone
Daugherty, MarydaughterFW11SYesYesYesAZTXTXYesNone
Daugherty, SeletadaughterFW9SYesYesYesTXTXTXNone
Daugherty, DanielsonMW6SNoYesYesTXTXTXNone
Daugherty, DorothydaughterFW4SNoTXTXTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Precinct 2, ED 2 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, MatthewheadO1000RNoMW56M25NoYesTXMOUnited StatesYesProprietorGrocery StoreOYes
Daugherty, Mary SwifeFW53M22NoYesLALALAYesNone
Daugherty, James DsonMW17SNoYesTXTXLAYesOperatorElectric PlantWYes
Daugherty, DorothydaughterFW16SYesYesTXTXLAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Justice Precinct 2 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, MattxheadO1500NOMW66MNoTXGrocery Store OwnerRetail GroceryOA520
Daugherty, Mary SwifeFW63MNoLAGrocery Store AsstRetail GroceryOA520
Weeks, DorothydaughterFW26MNoTX
Weeks, Mary DgranddaughterFW5SNoTX
Weeks, JamegranddaughterFW4SNoTX