The Shemwell Family

Mary A “Mollie” DawsonAge: 81 years18381920

Name
Mary A “Mollie” Dawson
Given names
Mary A
Surname
Dawson
Married name
Mary A Hudspeth
Nickname
Mollie
Birth March 8, 1838 29 22
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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
MarriageGeorge Harris HudspethView this family
February 26, 1859 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a son
#1
William Harris Hudspeth
January 28, 1860 (Age 21 years)
Census July 8, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Johney Hudspeth
November 26, 1861 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Maggie Ellen Hudspeth
October 15, 1863 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Death of a sonJohney Hudspeth
October 25, 1865 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James Robert “Bob” Hudspeth
December 15, 1866 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 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 28 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 30 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 September 3, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Harris Hudspeth
July 5, 1871 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherCaroline Moody
September 19, 1872 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Lillian Hudspeth
October 1872 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Harvey O Hudspeth
May 7, 1873 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Carrie Hudspeth
February 1875 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonHarvey O Hudspeth
November 14, 1876 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Thomas Herschel Hudspeth
November 1877 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 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 4, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterMaggie Ellen Hudspeth
September 10, 1886 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherCaleb D Dawson
May 5, 1891 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Harris Hudspeth
July 30, 1904 (Age 66 years)
Death of a daughterLillian Hudspeth
April 7, 1905 (Age 67 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 77 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 78 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 79 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 13, 1920 (Age 81 years)
Death February 25, 1920 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Concordia Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Caleb D Dawson
Birth: April 10, 1808Dawsonville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Death: May 5, 1891Bucksville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
mother
Caroline Moody
Birth: December 18, 1815Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 1872Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
herself
Family with George Harris Hudspeth - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 26, 1859Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
son
William Harris Hudspeth
Birth: January 28, 1860 24 21Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 5, 1871Simpson, Kentucky, United States
22 months
son
Johney Hudspeth
Birth: November 26, 1861 26 23Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 25, 1865Simpson, Kentucky, United States
23 months
daughter
Maggie Ellen Hudspeth
Birth: October 15, 1863 28 25Kentucky, United States
Death: September 10, 1886Simpson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
James Robert “Bob” Hudspeth
Birth: December 15, 1866 31 28Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 1956El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
6 years
daughter
Lillian Hudspeth
Birth: October 1872 37 34Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1905Simpson, Kentucky, United States
7 months
son
Harvey O Hudspeth
Birth: May 7, 1873 38 35Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1876Simpson, Kentucky, United States
22 months
daughter
Carrie Hudspeth
Birth: February 1875 39 36Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 13, 1941El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Thomas Herschel Hudspeth
Birth: November 1877 42 39Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 26, 1965Santa Clara, California, United States

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - George Harris Hudspeth - Household

Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
George H Hudspethhead25MWFarmerKY
Mary Hudspethwife22FWHouse keeperKY
William Hudspethson4mMWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - George Harris Hudspeth - Household

Fillmore, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hudspeth, Georgehead35MWFarmerKY
Hudspeth, Marywife32FWKeeping HouseKY
Hudspeth, Williamson10MWWorks on FarmKY
Hudspeth, Ellendaughter6FWKY
Hudspeth, Jamesfather64MWKY
Harris, Anniemother64FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George Harris Hudspeth - Household

Fillmore, Logan, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hudspeth, G HWM45headMFarmerKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Mary AWF42wifeMHouse keeperKYMDKY
Hudspeth, M EWF16daughterSKYKYKY
Hudspeth, James RWM13sonSKYKYKY
Hudspeth, LillianWF9daughterSKYKYKY
Hudspeth, CarrieWF5daughterSKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Thomas HWM3sonSKYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Harris Hudspeth - Household

Auburn, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hudspeth, George HheadWMMar183565M40KYKYKY
Hudspeth, Mary AwifeWFMar183862M4074KYMDKY
Hudspeth, James RsonWMDec186633SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, LilliandaughterWFOct187227SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, CarriedaughterWFFeb187525SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Thomas HsonWMNov187722SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Hudspeth - Household

Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hudspeth, James RheadMW43SKYKYKYFarmerFarming
Hudspeth, Mary AmotherFW72W5183KYMDKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas H Hudspeth - Household

3927 Oxford St. El Paso, El Paso, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hudspeth, Thomas HheadMW43SKYKYKYPublisherCity Directory
Hudspeth, Carrieelder sisterFW44SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Mary AmotherFW81WdKYKYKY