Zora May ShemwellAge: 68 years1887–1956
- Name
- Zora May Shemwell
- Given names
- Zora May
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Zora May Hodges
 Birth | December 20, 1887 38 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell March 11, 1891 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy March 7, 1895 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Angeline “Angie” Gray — View this family June 25, 1895 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell January 15, 1899 (Age 11 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges — View this family April 3, 1912 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Thedis Hodges September 22, 1913 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mammie Louise Hodges 1916 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/ |
| Death of a daughter | Mammie Louise Hodges August 5, 1919 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell January 9, 1921 (Age 33 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: W. H. McMillan, Erin Tn. |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Mary D “Molly” Alderson — View this family June 5, 1928 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Sylvan Bernard Shrader — Thedis Hodges — View this family July 3, 1933 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luther Edgar Shemwell August 8, 1935 (Age 47 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
| Death of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell September 6, 1935 (Age 47 years) Cause: Diabetic coma |
| Death of a brother | Artie M Shemwell January 21, 1936 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 58 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 | October 5, 1956 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy Birth: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1895 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
George Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell Birth: November 1, 1885 36 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1921 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mamie Flora Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1891 41 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1935 — McKinnon, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Angeline “Angie” Gray |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Angeline “Angie” Gray Birth: June 1858 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1924 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Lee Roy Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1899 49 40 Death: May 23, 1961 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1928 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges |
| husband |
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges Birth: June 19, 1888 39 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1967 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1912 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Thedis Hodges Birth: September 22, 1913 25 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 22, 1998 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mammie Louise Hodges Birth: 1916 27 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 1919 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges - Household
119 Princeton Binghampton, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Talmadge Hodges - Household
Civil Dist. 2, Block 53, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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