The Shemwell Family

Robert Boyce “Bob” HudspethAge: 92 years18961989

Name
Robert Boyce “Bob” Hudspeth
Given names
Robert Boyce
Surname
Hudspeth
Nickname
Bob
Birth April 1896 34 32
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 20, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherLaura A Shutt
January 11, 1901 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames McHenry Shutt
October 24, 1902 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 7, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Adkins Hudspeth
November 29, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Boyce Hudspeth
May 12, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Joseph Shemwell “Joe” Hudspeth
October 9, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 5, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James Harold Hudspeth
December 21, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonRobert Adkins Hudspeth
February 29, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret E “Marjorie” Hudspeth
January 21, 1938 (Age 41 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 fatherJames Shemwell Hudspeth
November 26, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherJames Bertram Hudspeth Sr
June 2, 1951 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 49 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 of a wifeMary Ezma Adkins
July 31, 1981 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sonJoseph Shemwell “Joe” Hudspeth
May 18, 1985 (Age 89 years)
Death February 10, 1989 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 15, 1887Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
James Bertram Hudspeth Sr
Birth: June 19, 1890 28 26Kentucky, United States
Death: June 2, 1951Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Margaret E “Marjorie” Hudspeth
Birth: October 1892 30 28Kentucky, United States
Death: January 21, 1938Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Family with Mary Ezma Adkins - View this family
himself
wife
son
Robert Adkins Hudspeth
Birth: November 29, 1920 24 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 29, 1932Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
daughter
Mary Boyce Hudspeth
Birth: May 12, 1922 26 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 2001Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son
Joseph Shemwell “Joe” Hudspeth
Birth: October 9, 1927 31 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 18, 1985Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
James Harold Hudspeth
Birth: December 21, 1930 34 30Kentucky, United States
Death: December 15, 1994Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, United States
daughter
Private

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell Hudspeth - Household

Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hudspeth, James SheadWMJan186238M11KYKYKYfarmer
Hudspeth, Laura AwifeWFOct186336M1133KYKYKY
Hudspeth, James BsonWMJun18909SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Margery EdaughterWFOct18927SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Robert BsonWMApr18964MKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Boyce Hudspeth - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hudspeth, James SheadMW57WdKYKYKYfarmer
Hudspeth, Robert BsonMW23SKYKYKYweigh bosscoal mine

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Boyce Hudspeth - Household

Throwbridge Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hudspeth, Robert BheadMW33M23KYKYKYManagerGrocery Store
Hudspeth, EsmawifeFW30M20KYKYKY
Hudspeth, Robert JrsonMW9SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Mary BdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Hudspeth, Joe SsonMW2SKYKYKY