The Shemwell Family

Laud A Hudson1831

Name
Laud A Hudson
Given names
Laud A
Surname
Hudson
Birth 1831
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 12 months)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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
Civil marriageAmanda PearsonView this family
December 24, 1852 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Patterson Hudson
1856 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Austin W “Harry” Hudson
December 26, 1858 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 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
#3
Laud Obediah “Obey” Hudson
April 1860 (Age 29 years)
Census September 1, 1860 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 36 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 36 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 38 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
Marriage of a childCharles Patterson HudsonTheodocia H “Docia” TurleyView this family
1876 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childAustin W “Harry” HudsonMary Elizabeth “Nancy” CowanView this family
September 13, 1896 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Austin Lewis Hudson
April 14, 1898 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 wifeAmanda Pearson
February 12, 1907 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 85 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 86 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 87 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 98 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 sonCharles Patterson Hudson
January 14, 1933 (Age 102 years)
Death of a sonAustin W “Harry” Hudson
June 19, 1934 (Age 103 years)
Burial of a sonAustin W “Harry” Hudson
1934 (Age 103 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery, Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Deathunknown

Family with Amanda Pearson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 24, 1852Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Charles Patterson Hudson
Birth: 1856 25 21Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: January 14, 1933Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Austin W “Harry” Hudson
Birth: December 26, 1858 27 24Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: June 19, 1934Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
16 months
son
Laud Obediah “Obey” Hudson
Birth: April 1860 29 26Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: May 26, 1944Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Laud A Hudson - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
L A Hudsonhead31MWsaddlerMO
Amanda Hudsonwife27FWMO
Charles Hudsonson4MWMO
Austin Hudsonson2MWMO
Infant Hudsonson7 monthsMWMO