The Shemwell Family

Louvenia D “Lue” HooperAge: 67 years18891956

Name
Louvenia D “Lue” Hooper
Given names
Louvenia D
Surname
Hooper
Nickname
Lue
Married name
Louvenia D Smith
Birth about 1889 29 34
Birth of a sisterJessie Farmer Hooper
June 1894 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherFranklin Lee Hooper
about 1895 (Age 6 years)
Note: Not listed in the 1900 Census with his daughter, Jessie.
Death of a motherMary Farmer Burton
about 1895 (Age 6 years)
Note: Not listed in the 1900 Census with her daughter, Jessie.
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 brotherClay Hooper
before 1900 (Age 11 years)
Note: His mother lists 4 living children in the 1900 Census. His 4 siblings are accounted for in other records; so, he must have died prior to 1900.
MarriageKimble Columbus SmithView this family
October 19, 1902 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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
Death of a brotherLuther Erie Hooper
1918 (Age 29 years)
Note: Known in the family that he died in the 1918 flu epidemic
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 29 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 40 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 sisterJessie Farmer Hooper
September 20, 1936 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 husbandKimble Columbus Smith
July 26, 1952 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 March 3, 1956 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairfax Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 4, 1880Logan, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Clay Hooper
Birth: about 1882 22 27Logan, Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1900Arkansas, United States
1 month
elder brother
Luther Erie Hooper
Birth: February 13, 1882 22 27Alpena, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1918Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
elder sister
4 years
herself
Louvenia D “Lue” Hooper
Birth: about 1889 29 34Logan, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 3, 1956Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
6 years
younger sister
Jessie Farmer Hooper
Birth: June 1894 34 39Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 20, 1936Sugar Grove, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Family with Kimble Columbus Smith - View this family
husband
Kimble Columbus Smith
Birth: August 1, 1881Sugar Grove, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 26, 1952Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Louvenia D “Lue” Hooper
Birth: about 1889 29 34Logan, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 3, 1956Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: October 19, 1902Logan, Arkansas, United States