Ruth Baines HobgoodAge: 93 years1890–1984
- Name
- Ruth Baines Hobgood
- Given names
- Ruth Baines
- Surname
- Hobgood
- Married name
- Ruth Baines Shemwell
 Birth | July 6, 1890 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 |
 Marriage | Oscar Turner Shemwell — View this family August 1913 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Howard Shemwell September 22, 1914 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a son | William Howard Shemwell September 22, 1914 (Age 24 years) Cause: Still Born |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell October 15, 1915 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 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 daughter #3 | Ruth Agnes Shemwell June 3, 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 5, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James David Shemwell August 5, 1921 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George Robert Shemwell May 28, 1926 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 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 2, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margaret Anne Partee August 6, 1943 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Michael Phillip Dewald August 4, 1946 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Robert Shemwell — Martha Elizabeth Wagers — View this family before 1948 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | George Robert Shemwell August 23, 1948 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1950 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Walter Patterson Partee September 4, 1953 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 husband | Oscar Turner Shemwell March 3, 1961 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 1, 1984 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery |
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J T Hobgood Death: |
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Ruth Baines Hobgood Birth: July 6, 1890 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1984 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Oscar Turner Shemwell |
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Oscar Turner Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1879 32 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Ruth Baines Hobgood Birth: July 6, 1890 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1984 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 1913 — |
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14 months son |
William Howard Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1914 34 24 — Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1914 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: October 15, 1915 36 25 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: May 5, 2012 — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Ruth Agnes Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1917 37 26 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 2006 — Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States |
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4 years son |
James David Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1921 41 31 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1994 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years son |
George Robert Shemwell Birth: May 28, 1926 46 35 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: August 23, 1948 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Port Royal, Henry, Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Walnut Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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