The Shemwell Family

Henry Smith HallAge: 74 years18781953

Name
Henry Smith Hall
Given names
Henry Smith
Surname
Hall
Birth June 3, 1878 28 41
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMicajah Merriman “Cage” Hall
after 1880 (Age 18 months)
MarriageEddie Clay HigginsView this family
1898 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 daughter
#1
Ida L Hall
June 1899 (Age 20 years)
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 22 years)
MarriageOdie Washington PageView this family
1910 (Age 31 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam J “Billy” Hall
March 1, 1912 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Bell Hall
May 20, 1913 (Age 34 years)
Death of a wifeOdie Washington Page
June 3, 1913 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Hickman Hall
October 6, 1915 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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/
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherCaroline “Lina” Munday
March 16, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 51 years)
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Birth of a grandson
#1
Wilbur Ray Driskill
March 3, 1933 (Age 54 years)
Death of a grandsonWilbur Ray Driskill
August 16, 1933 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Estellene Driskill
January 31, 1935 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Roy Edward Driskill
October 25, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifeFloyd Melvina Thompson
December 9, 1938 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Harold Clay Driskill
June 5, 1942 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Herbert Lee Driskill
July 17, 1944 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 brotherFinley Hall
about 1946 (Age 67 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Bobby Dale Driskill
May 26, 1951 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 67 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 January 15, 1953 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 13, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder brother
-19 months
elder brother
4 years
himself
Family with Eddie Clay Higgins - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1898Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
daughter
Family with Odie Washington Page - View this family
himself
wife
Odie Washington Page
Birth: February 1896Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 3, 1913Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: 1910Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Family with Floyd Melvina Thompson - View this family
himself
wife
Floyd Melvina Thompson
Birth: May 16, 1888Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 9, 1938Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
Hickman Hall
Birth: October 6, 1915 37 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1967Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Private

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William J “Billy” Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hall, William JWM32headMFarmerKYKYTN
Hall, CarolineWF33wifeMKeeping HouseTNVaVA
Hall, EllisWM6sonSKYKYTN
Hall, Henry SWM4sonSKYKYTN
Hall, FinlalWM2sonSKYKYTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Smith Hall - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, Henry SheadWMJun187722M3KYKYKYFarmer
Hall, Eddie CwifeWFNov188118M311KYKYKY
Hall, Ida LdaughterWFJun189911mMKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Smith Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, Henry SheadMW31M20KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Hall, Odiesister in lawFW15M1000KYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Smith Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hall, HenryheadMW44MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Hall, FloydwifeFW33MKYKYKY
Hall, MarydaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Hall, HickmansonMW4SKYKYKY

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