James Shemwell HudspethAge: 88 years1862–1950
- Name
- James Shemwell Hudspeth
- Given names
- James Shemwell
- Surname
- Hudspeth
 Birth | January 30, 1862 22 21 |
 Birth of a brother | George U Hudspeth September 23, 1864 (Age 2 years) |
 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 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Edgar D “Eddie” Hudspeth June 17, 1868 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 |
 Census | October 12, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Shemwell Hudspeth December 29, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Boadecia T Hudspeth April 25, 1871 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Ayres Hudspeth May 30, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 16 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Boadecia T Hudspeth September 2, 1882 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | George U Hudspeth September 19, 1882 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna Margaret Harris February 8, 1883 (Age 21 years) |
 Religious marriage | Laura A Shutt — View this family December 15, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Bertram Hudspeth Sr June 19, 1890 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret E “Marjorie” Hudspeth October 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell July 31, 1893 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Boyce “Bob” Hudspeth April 1896 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
| Death of a brother | Edgar D “Eddie” Hudspeth February 24, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a wife | Laura A Shutt January 11, 1901 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Adkins Hudspeth November 29, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Bertram Hudspeth Sr — Lorena F Topmiller — View this family about 1921 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Boyce Hudspeth May 12, 1922 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Bertram Hudspeth Jr. May 26, 1925 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Joseph Shemwell “Joe” Hudspeth October 9, 1927 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 11, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Harold Hudspeth December 21, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lloyd Rogers — Margaret E “Marjorie” Hudspeth — View this family after 1931 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Robert Adkins Hudspeth February 29, 1932 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Paul Robert Hudspeth August 19, 1933 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret E “Marjorie” Hudspeth January 21, 1938 (Age 75 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 87 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 83 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 | November 26, 1950 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery |
 Last change | October 30, 2019 – 16:34:06 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Ayres Hudspeth Birth: February 11, 1839 32 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 30, 1876 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell Birth: February 23, 1840 29 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months himself |
James Shemwell Hudspeth Birth: January 30, 1862 22 21 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1950 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George U Hudspeth Birth: September 23, 1864 25 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 19, 1882 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Edgar D “Eddie” Hudspeth Birth: June 17, 1868 29 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 24, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Boadecia T Hudspeth Birth: April 25, 1871 32 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1882 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Laura A Shutt |
| himself |
James Shemwell Hudspeth Birth: January 30, 1862 22 21 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1950 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Laura A Shutt Birth: October 19, 1863 20 18 Death: January 11, 1901 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 15, 1887 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Bertram Hudspeth Sr Birth: June 19, 1890 28 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 2, 1951 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret E “Marjorie” Hudspeth Birth: October 1892 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1938 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Boyce “Bob” Hudspeth Birth: April 1896 34 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1989 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
James Shemwell Hudspeth has 57 first cousins recorded
Father's family (11)
Parents Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth + Armelda Ann Holland
Parents Fielding Holder + Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth
Parents George Harris Hudspeth + Mary A “Mollie” Dawson
Mother's family (46)
Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
Parents John Wesley Hester + Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell
Parents James McHenry Shutt + Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell
Parents James William Hester + Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell
Parents Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell + Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman
Parents Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell + Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Ayres Hudspeth - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell Hudspeth - Household
Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell Hudspeth - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Boyce Hudspeth - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell Hudspeth - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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