The Shemwell Family

James J HodgesAge: 80 years18491930

Name
James J Hodges
Given names
James J
Surname
Hodges
Birth May 4, 1849
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 years)

Note: 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
MarriageFrances Melvina PowersView this family
April 16, 1877 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
W G Hodges
calculated 1878 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 11, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Geneva Hodges
October 16, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges
June 19, 1888 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Herman Hodges
calculated 1892 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Thula Hodges
calculated 1895 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mamie Zink
December 1897 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jackson Garrett Hodges
calculated 1898 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 granddaughter
#2
Lily Zink
April 1900 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Cecil Zink
calculated 1909 (Age 59 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childEugene Talmadge “E T” HodgesZora May ShemwellView this family
April 3, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Thedis Hodges
September 22, 1913 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mammie Louise Hodges
1916 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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 granddaughterMammie Louise Hodges
August 5, 1919 (Age 70 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 80 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
Death February 14, 1930 (Age 80 years)
Address: 2630 Yale Ave
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Frances Melvina Powers - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 16, 1877Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
W G Hodges
Birth: calculated 1878 28 19Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Geneva Hodges
Birth: October 16, 1880 31 21Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1972Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
8 years
son
Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges
Birth: June 19, 1888 39 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1967Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
Herman Hodges
Birth: calculated 1892 42 33Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Thula Hodges
Birth: calculated 1895 45 36Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
son

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James J Hodges - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
J J HodgesWM31headMFarmerTNTNTN
F M HodgesWF21wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
W G HodgesWM2sonSTNTNTN
Eton ProctorWM16BoarderSWorks on farmTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James J Hodges - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
James J HodgesheadMW60M234TNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Frances HodgeswifeFW52M13486TNTNTN
Talmadge HodgessonMW20STNTNTN
Thula HodgesdaughterFW15STNTNTN
Garrett HodgessonMW12STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jackson Garrett Hodges - Household

117 Princeton Binghampton, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Jackson G HodgesheadMW22MTNTNTNSwitchmanRail Road
Jessie MwifeFW20MARTNTN
Frances HodgesmotherFW61MTNTNTN
James HodgesfatherMW71MTNTNTNSwitchmanRail Road
Herman HodgesbrotherMW28STNTNTNSwitchmanRail Road