The Shemwell Family

Josephine Hall1861

Name
Josephine Hall
Given names
Josephine
Surname
Hall
Birth 1861 36 32
Birth of a brotherAlfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
March 6, 1864 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherGeorge Thomas Hall
June 1866 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterLee Alice Hall
December 7, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 years)

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
Census October 6, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha F Hall
1872 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Shemwell
March 18, 1876 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Hall
December 8, 1878 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

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 19 years)
MarriageJames S “Jimmy” HallView this family
after June 21, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Note: Hermans death certificate confirms parents -b
Birth of a son
#1
Herman S Hall
November 6, 1882 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherJames F “Jin” Hall
August 22, 1887 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam H Hall
November 25, 1888 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 brotherAlfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
January 15, 1902 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Earl Shelton Hall
November 17, 1906 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Dona Lee Hall
September 13, 1908 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherJoshua S Hall
before 1910 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Delia May Hall
April 14, 1911 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lois Belle Hall
October 30, 1913 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterLee Alice Hall
November 10, 1915 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Melvin D Hall
January 10, 1916 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 grandson
#6
Thomas H Hall
May 13, 1918 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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
#7
Mary Frances Hall
February 17, 1921 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
James Norris Hall
July 10, 1923 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Verdene “Verde” Hall
January 18, 1926 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 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 grandsonThomas H Hall
February 12, 1930 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Jewel Denzel Hall
January 4, 1931 (Age 70 years)
Death of a grandsonJewel Denzel Hall
February 4, 1931 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Dorothy Ann Hall
April 26, 1932 (Age 71 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Norris Hall
June 2, 1944 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 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 sonHerman S Hall
January 15, 1952 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 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 grandsonMelvin D Hall
December 30, 1962 (Age 101 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 13, 1851Todd, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder brother
John W Hall
Birth: December 1, 1852 28 24Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1858Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
William H Hall
Birth: March 20, 1859 34 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1888Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Lee Alice Hall
Birth: December 7, 1868 44 40Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 10, 1915Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Family with James S “Jimmy” Hall - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: after June 21, 1880Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son

Josephine Hall has 28 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - James F “Jin” Hall - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hall, James Fhead44MWFarm LaborerKY
Hall, Rebecca Awife42FWKeeping HouseTN
Hall, Joshua Sson14MWFarm LaborerKY
Hall, William Hson10MWFarm LaborerKY
Hall, Josephinedaughter8FWKY
Hall, Alfonsoson6MWKY
Hall, George Tson4MWKY
Hall, Lee Adaughter2MWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James F “Jin” Hall - Household

Sharon Grove Todd Ky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
James F HallWM55headFarmerKYNCNC
Rebecca A HallWF52wifeKeeping HouseTNVAVA
William H HallWM21sonLaborerKYKYTN
Josephine HallWF19daughterAt HomeKYKYTN
Alfonso HallWM16sonLaborerKYKYTN
George L HallWM14sonLaborerKYKYTN
Lee A HallWM11daughterAt HomeKYKYTN
Martha F HallWF8daughterKYKYTN

Marriage
Hermans death certificate confirms parents -b