The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1869 38 25 Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 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 parents	Andrew Jackson Case Sr — Lucinda Thurman — View this family March 7, 1870 (Age 14 months) Newton, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 parent	Richard Henderson Hood — Lucinda Thurman — View this family August 10, 1879 (Age 10 years) Stone, Missouri, United States
Census	June 22, 1880 (Age 11 years) Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lucinda Thurman - Household 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lucinda Thurman - Household ED 26 Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Name Color Sex Age Mon Relation Cond MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP Hood, Richard H W M 39 head M Y Farmer IL TN TN Hood, Lucinda W F 35 wife M Y Keeping House AR TN TN Hood, Osker W M 11 son S F Laborer AR IL AR Hood, Dora B W F 7 daughter S AR IL AR Hood, Wheeler W M 3 son S AR IL AR Watkins, Benjemine W M 16 stepson S Farm Laborer AR AR AR Case, Charles W M 12 stepson S x AR AR AR William, Thomas W M 47 other S Farm Laborer MO TN TN
Birth of a half-sister	Margaret Ellen Hood February 5, 1885 (Age 16 years) Missouri, United States
Death of a mother	Lucinda Thurman February 1886 (Age 17 years) Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States Note: Death information provided by a direct, living descendent (ie, grandson) of William Clayton Case (1880-1953) who was the son of Lucinda.
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years) Cuba 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 father	Andrew Jackson Case Sr September 20, 1901 (Age 32 years) Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death of a half-sister	Margaret Ellen Hood May 17, 1912 (Age 43 years) White River, Barry, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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	September 15, 1927 (Age 58 years) Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucinda Thurman Charles S Case Andrew Jackson Case Sr Birth: June 15, 1830 — Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: September 20, 1901 — Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Henderson Hood Margaret Ellen Hood Family with spouse Henry Monroe Watkins Benjamin Watkins Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Case Sr Charles S Case Lucinda Thurman Birth: about 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1886 — Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: March 7, 1870 — Newton, Arkansas, United States
-2 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles S Case Birth: 1869 38 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: September 15, 1927 — Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States

Mother’s family with Richard Henderson Hood - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Sauls Sarah Hood Dora Belle Hood Thomas Oscar Hood Wheeler Hood Family with spouse Lucinda Thurman Margaret Ellen Hood Richard Henderson Hood Birth: about 1838 20 17 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: August 15, 1899 — Viola, Stone, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Henderson Hood Margaret Ellen Hood Family with spouse Henry Monroe Watkins Benjamin Watkins Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Case Sr Charles S Case Lucinda Thurman Birth: about 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1886 — Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: August 10, 1879 — Stone, Missouri, United States
6 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Margaret Ellen Hood Birth: February 5, 1885 47 41 — Missouri, United States Death: May 17, 1912 — White River, Barry, Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with Henry Monroe Watkins - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucinda Thurman Benjamin Watkins Henry Monroe Watkins Birth: about 1843 — Kentucky, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Henderson Hood Margaret Ellen Hood Family with spouse Henry Monroe Watkins Benjamin Watkins Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Case Sr Charles S Case Lucinda Thurman Birth: about 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1886 — Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: about 1863 — Arkansas, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Benjamin Watkins Birth: about 1864 21 20 — Arkansas, United States Death:

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1880 United States - Census transcript - Lucinda Thurman - Household ED 26 Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Name Color Sex Age Mon Relation Cond MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP Hood, Richard H W M 39 head M Y Farmer IL TN TN Hood, Lucinda W F 35 wife M Y Keeping House AR TN TN Hood, Osker W M 11 son S F Laborer AR IL AR Hood, Dora B W F 7 daughter S AR IL AR Hood, Wheeler W M 3 son S AR IL AR Watkins, Benjemine W M 16 stepson S Farm Laborer AR AR AR Case, Charles W M 12 stepson S x AR AR AR William, Thomas W M 47 other S Farm Laborer MO TN TN

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Andrew Jackson Case Sr 1830–1901
mother Parents (unknown)	Lucinda Thurman 1844–1886
himself Family (none)	Charles S Case 1869–1927
Mother’s family with Richard Henderson Hood
step-father Parents Osburn P Hood Fanny Smith	Richard Henderson Hood 1838–1899
mother Parents (unknown)	Lucinda Thurman 1844–1886
half-sister Family (none)	Margaret Ellen Hood 1885–1912
Mother’s family with Henry Monroe Watkins
step-father Parents (unknown)	Henry Monroe Watkins 1843–
mother Parents (unknown)	Lucinda Thurman 1844–1886
half-brother Family (none)	Benjamin Watkins 1864–