The Shemwell Family

Jacob HendricksonAge: 74 years18691943

Name
Jacob Hendrickson
Given names
Jacob
Surname
Hendrickson
Birth April 22, 1869
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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSarah Ellen ReedView this family
April 1, 1894 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Charlotte Agnes Hendrickson
February 6, 1897 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 4, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Holland RansCharlotte Agnes HendricksonView this family
December 22, 1915 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Dolores Wilodene Rans
June 15, 1917 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Fern Eileen Rans
January 15, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Grace Alice Rans
September 6, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Howard Lee Rans
August 21, 1927 (Age 58 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Ellen Reed
December 9, 1927 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 60 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 granddaughterDolores Wilodene Rans
July 5, 1937 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonHoward Lee Rans
July 26, 1941 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 June 19, 1943 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fulton Cemetery
Family with Sarah Ellen Reed - View this family
himself
Jacob Hendrickson
Birth: April 22, 1869Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 19, 1943Fulton, Indiana, United States
wife
Sarah Ellen Reed
Birth: February 1870Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 9, 1927Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 1, 1894Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Hendrickson - Household

Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hendrickson, JacobheadWMApr186931M6INOHOHFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Hendrickson, Sarah EwifeWFFeb187030M611INOHINYesYesYes
Hendrickson, Lottie A AdaughterWFFeb18973SINININ