Rosa Lee “Rosie” HodgesAge: 90 years1864–1955
- Name
- Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges
- Given names
- Rosa Lee
- Surname
- Hodges
- Married name
- Roselie "Rosie" Shemwell
- Nickname
- Rosie
 Birth | October 27, 1864 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 2 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 2 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 4 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | James Love Shemwell — View this family April 20, 1888 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Luke B Shemwell June 20, 1888 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Jessie Frances Shemwell September 2, 1889 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Bland James “B J” Shemwell August 15, 1891 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Rexford Lee Shemwell October 4, 1892 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Vincent Bryan Shemwell July 2, 1898 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 1, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a son | Luke B Shemwell October 10, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Barrett Talmadge Shemwell January 6, 1901 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bland James “B J” Shemwell — Hattie Belle McWhorter — View this family December 6, 1916 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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 31, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Frances Donal Porter March 1, 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Love Shemwell March 25, 1925 (Age 60 years) Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 16, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Barrett Talmadge Shemwell — Ilene Faye Waterworth — View this family June 3, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jess Irvin Pool — Jessie Frances Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 28, 1930 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Vincent Bryan Shemwell — Ada Elizabeth Graven — View this family estimated 1939 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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 son | Bland James “B J” Shemwell November 16, 1947 (Age 83 years) Address: Near Cause: Auto Accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 85 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 81 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 | June 30, 1955 (Age 90 years) Cause of death: Hypostatic Pneumonia |
 Burial | July 3, 1955 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Loyd Hodges Death: |
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Amanda Morgan Death: |
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Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges Birth: October 27, 1864 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Family with James Love Shemwell |
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James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges Birth: October 27, 1864 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1888 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 months son |
Luke B Shemwell Birth: June 20, 1888 27 23 — Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1900 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Jessie Frances Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1889 28 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1983 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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23 months son |
Bland James “B J” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 16, 1947 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States |
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14 months son |
Rexford Lee Shemwell Birth: October 4, 1892 31 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1973 |
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6 years son |
Vincent Bryan Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1989 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1977 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges - Household
Roads Leading To Competition Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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