The Shemwell Family

Elmer Ruben HoodAge: 83 years18901973

Name
Elmer Ruben Hood
Given names
Elmer Ruben
Surname
Hood
Birth February 24, 1890 45 32
Birth of a sisterLillie Frances Hood
July 1893 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherMarion Frances Hood
August 18, 1895 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherOsburn P Hood
September 21, 1895 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Birth of a sisterMinnie Mae Hood
September 4, 1898 (Age 8 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherBarton Roy Hood
October 4, 1901 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 fatherWilliam Barton Hood
May 18, 1929 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 half-brotherAlvis David Hood
April 26, 1941 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherSylvania Caroline Slusher
November 5, 1943 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Death of a brotherColumbus Green Hood
July 30, 1947 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn Osburn Hood
December 4, 1953 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 half-brotherJames W Hood
December 8, 1956 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Mae Hood
February 1, 1969 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherSimuel Edmond Hood
September 24, 1969 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 June 7, 1973 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: July 15, 1887Carroll, Arkansas, United States
-5 years
elder brother
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
elder brother
Simuel Edmond Hood
Birth: October 26, 1884 39 27Missouri, United States
Death: September 24, 1969Bokoshe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
Charlie Hood
Birth: 1886 40 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 1886Oklahoma, United States
4 years
himself
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
younger sister
Lillie Frances Hood
Birth: July 1893 48 36Indian Territory, United States
Death: August 18, 1988Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
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
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Barton Roy Hood
Birth: October 4, 1901 56 44Indian Territory, United States
Death: November 24, 1976Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Mary L Peebles - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 26, 1866Macoupin, Illinois, United States
14 months
half-brother
John Osburn Hood
Birth: October 8, 1867 22 19Illinois, United States
Death: December 4, 1953Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
half-brother
Norris Hood
Birth: August 1869 24 21Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Death: 1870Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Baker - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 28, 1874Carroll, Arkansas, United States
half-brother
Alvis David Hood
Birth: August 9, 1874 29 19Arkansas, United States
Death: April 26, 1941Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
James W Hood
Birth: May 1877 32 22Lee, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 8, 1956Lee, Arkansas, United States

Elmer Ruben Hood has 21 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Barton Hood - Household

ED 35 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hood, William BheadWMFeb184755M19ILTNTNFarmer0NoNoYesRF
Hood, Sylvania KwifeWFApr185743M1976KYKYKYNoNoYes
Hood, Columbus GsonWMJul188217SARILKYFarm Laborer0YesNoYes
Hood, Simuel EsonWMOct188415SMOILKYFarm Laborer0YesNoYes
Hood, Elmer RsonWMFeb189010SIndian TerritoryILKYNoNoYes
Hood, Lillie FdaughterWFJul18936SIndian TerritoryILKY
Hood, Marion FsonWMAug18964SIndian TerritoryILKY
Hood, Minnie MdaughterWFSep18981SIndian TerritoryILKY