The Shemwell Family

Mary Bertha “Bertie” WilliamsAge: 83 years18851969

Name
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams
Given names
Mary Bertha
Nickname
Bertie
Surname
Williams
Married name
Mary Bertha Hodges
Birth July 1885 32 21
Birth of a brotherEugene Commodore Williams
November 1, 1886 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Laurie “Louise” Williams
June 15, 1889 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEvelena “Lena” Williams
December 28, 1895 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherErnest Williams
November 6, 1896 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 sisterZephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
March 3, 1899 (Age 13 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Emmett Williams
February 21, 1904 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Earnest T Hodges
January 2, 1906 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Etta M Hodges
January 18, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Otis Lee Hodges
calculated 1911 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Myrtle Hodges
calculated 1913 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherEugene Commodore Williams
September 25, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Herman Wiley Hodges
May 1, 1915 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sonEarnest T Hodges
February 27, 1917 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Garland Leon “Buck” Hodges
February 19, 1918 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 February 10, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Doyle Preston Hodges
April 16, 1925 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Margie Pugh
1927 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Theo Rhodes
calculated 1929 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 3, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherMarcellus Clay Williams
January 24, 1931 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Ruby Nell Hodges
August 4, 1934 (Age 49 years)
Death of a granddaughterRuby Nell Hodges
April 27, 1935 (Age 49 years)
Death of a granddaughterMargie Pugh
1936 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Kenneth Autry Hodges
August 25, 1938 (Age 53 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Cecil M Hodges
January 24, 1941 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 motherMary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond
January 15, 1947 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Patsy Joyce Rhodes
August 23, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Wanda L Hodges
August 25, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 husbandJohn Lee Hodges
January 25, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Edward Williams
November 16, 1958 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterAda Almelia Williams
February 2, 1966 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterEvelena “Lena” Williams
April 17, 1967 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 17, 1969 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lone Oak Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 17, 1878Rayville, Richland, Louisiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Ada Almelia Williams
Birth: September 1882 29 19Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1966North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
16 months
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
Birth: June 15, 1889 36 25Louisiana, United States
Death: March 17, 1977Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
7 years
younger sister
10 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Robert Emmett Williams
Birth: February 21, 1904 50 40Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 28, 1977North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Family with John Lee Hodges - View this family
husband
herself
son
Earnest T Hodges
Birth: January 2, 1906 22 20Union, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 27, 1917Union, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
4 years
son
Otis Lee Hodges
Birth: calculated 1911 27 25Smackover, Union, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 1987Smackover, Union, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Myrtle Hodges
Birth: calculated 1913 29 27Union, Arkansas, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Herman Wiley Hodges
Birth: May 1, 1915 32 29Union, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 10, 1989Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Garland Leon “Buck” Hodges
Birth: February 19, 1918 34 32Smackover, Union, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 15, 1993Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Doyle Preston Hodges
Birth: April 16, 1925 42 39Union, Arkansas, United States
Burial: Lone Oak Cemetery, Union, Arkansas, United States

Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household

Richland, LA

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clay WilliamsheadWMApr185347M22MSUNKUNKFarmer
Mary E WilliamswifeWFAug186237M2298LALALA
Ed WilliamssonWMAug188019MLAMSLA
Ada WilliamsdaughterWFSep188217MLAMSLA
Birdie WilliamsdaughterWFJul188514MLAMSLA
Eugene WilliamssonWMNov188713SLAMSLA
Annie WilliamsdaughterWFJun188910MLAMSLA
Lena WilliamsdaughterWFDec18934SLAMSLA
Ernest WilliamssonWMNov18973MLAMSLA
Lillie WilliamsdaughterWFMar18991MLAMSLA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Lee Hodges - Household

Mt Holly And Smackover Road Van Buren, Union, Ark

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hodges, John L Jr.headMW27M5GAGAAKFarmerGeneral farm
Hodges, BertiewifeFW25M522LAMSLA
Hodges, EarnestsonMW4SARGALA
Hodges, EttadaughterFW2MARGALA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Lee Hodges - Household

Van Buren, Union, Ark

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hodges, John LheadMW36MGAGAARFarmerGeneral Farm
Hodges, Bertie MwifeFW35MLAMSLAFarm laborerHome farm
Hodges, Etta MdaughterFW11MARGALAFarm laborerHome farm
Hodges, Otis LsonMW9MARGALA
Hodges, MyrtledaughterFW7SARGALA
Hodges, Wyley HsonMW4-9mSARGALA
Hodges, Garland LsonMW1-10mSARGALA