The Shemwell Family

Dr. Joseph Cathern HudspethAge: 81 years18541936

Name
Dr. Joseph Cathern Hudspeth
Name prefix
Dr.
Given names
Joseph Cathern
Surname
Hudspeth
Birth September 13, 1854 23 19
Birth of a brotherJames Samuel Hudspeth
March 5, 1856 (Age 17 months)
Note: or March 6, 1856
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 29, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 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 June 25, 1870 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Shemwell Hudspeth
December 29, 1870 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMary Lavada “Mollie” AltomView this family
1880 (Age 25 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lula Hudspeth
January 24, 1881 (Age 26 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnna Margaret Harris
February 8, 1883 (Age 28 years)

Death of a fatherCapt. James Harvey Hudspeth
November 28, 1886 (Age 32 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 18, 1900 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge McAllisterLula HudspethView this family
February 9, 1904 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Janice McAllister
December 8, 1904 (Age 50 years)
Death of a wifeMary Lavada “Mollie” Altom
February 21, 1906 (Age 51 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert E McAllister
August 22, 1913 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 21, 1920 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherArmelda Ann Holland
March 16, 1922 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 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 July 13, 1936 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Patoka Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 20, 1851Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Dr. Joseph Cathern Hudspeth
Birth: September 13, 1854 23 19Kentucky, United States
Death: July 13, 1936Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
18 months
younger brother
Family with Mary Lavada “Mollie” Altom - View this family
himself
Dr. Joseph Cathern Hudspeth
Birth: September 13, 1854 23 19Kentucky, United States
Death: July 13, 1936Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: 1880Marion, Illinois, United States
13 months
daughter
Lula Hudspeth
Birth: January 24, 1881 26 20Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: 1981Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth - Household

Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
J H Hudspethhead29MWfarmerKY
Armelda A Hudspethwife25FWKY
Joseph C Hudspethson5MWKY
James S Hudspethson4MWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hudspeth, J Hhead39MWfarmerKY
Hudspeth, A Ewife35FWKY
Hudspeth, Josephson15MWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hudspeth, HenryWM48headMFarmerKYKYKY
Hudspeth, ArmeldaWF46wifeMKeeping HouseKYVAVA
Hudspeth, Joseph CWM25sonMAt SchoolKYKYKY

Next door to her niece & parents

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Cathern Hudspeth - Household

Fayette Country Alms House Sharon, Fayette, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hudspeth, Joseph CheadWMSep185445M19KYKYKYPhysician
Hudspeth, Mary LwifeWFMar186040M1911ILTNKY
Hudspeth, LuladaughterWFJan188218SILKYIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George McAllister - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McAllister, GeorgeheadMW32M16ILILILPhotographerOwn Studio
McAllister, LulawifeFW29M1611ILKYIL
McAllister, Mary JdaughterFW5SILILIL
Hudspeth, Dr J CMW55WdKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Cathern Hudspeth - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hudspeth, J CheadMW65WdKYKYKYPhysicianHome Office