William C “Max” Hager–
- Name
- William C “Max” Hager
- Given names
- William C
- Nickname
- Max
- Surname
- Hager
 Birth | |
 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 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Luella “Ella” Shemwell — View this family April 7, 1891 |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Max Hager March 3, 1892 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Austin Hager April 12, 1929 |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929Note: 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Robert Gene “Bobby” Hager calculated 1932 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Maxine Hager March 20, 1933 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945Note: 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 son | William Max Hager August 2, 1949 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953Note: 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 wife | Luella “Ella” Shemwell May 23, 1964 Cause: Terminal Pneumonia |
| Burial of a wife | Luella “Ella” Shemwell May 25, 1964 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975Note: 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 | unknown Cause of death: Killed in railroad accident |
| Family with Luella “Ella” Shemwell |
| himself |
William C “Max” Hager Birth: Kentucky, United States Death: |
| wife |
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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Marriage: April 7, 1891 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months son |
William Max Hager Birth: March 3, 1892 21 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 1949 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly + Luella “Ella” Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly Birth: October 18, 1871 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1945 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
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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Marriage: March 4, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 months step-daughter |
Nannie Ruth Kelly Birth: November 13, 1895 24 24 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: May 16, 1950 — Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months step-son |
Lynn Dotson Kelly Birth: December 31, 1896 25 25 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1944 — Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Leona Pearl Kelly Birth: January 26, 1898 26 27 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1970 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Grace May “Gracie” Kelly Birth: calculated 1900 28 28 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1947 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |