The Shemwell Family

William Foster StackAge: 77 years18811958

Name
William Foster Stack
Given names
William Foster
Surname
Stack
Also known as
Willie
Birth March 18, 1881 23 19
Death of a fatherLeonard Lynch Stack
November 1881 (Age 7 months)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Ambrose BilbreyMissouri Frances StewartView this family
January 29, 1884 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJoe Cephas Bilbrey
January 16, 1885 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMarion Francis Bilbrey
January 19, 1887 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherSamuel Newton Bilbrey
January 22, 1889 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLouisa Eliza Wynn
about 1889 (Age 7 years)
Death of a motherMissouri Frances Stewart
about 1892 (Age 10 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
MarriageCora Bell BivensView this family
September 15, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eleanor Louise Stack
August 12, 1913 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Julia Louie Stack
March 3, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW I Draft registration
between 1917 and 1918 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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/
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bessie Erlene Stack
March 27, 1919 (Age 38 years)
Census January 25, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Note: Occupation: Farmer
Birth of a son
#4
William Newman Stack
October 8, 1921 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Henry Ford Stack
January 27, 1924 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Lawrence Irvin Stack
October 14, 1926 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lillie Mae Stack
May 6, 1928 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 21, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Note: Occupation: Labor at Lumber Mill
Death of a sonLawrence Irvin Stack
January 17, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Mercurial Stomatitis
Burial of a sonLawrence Irvin Stack
January 17, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bilbrey Cemetery
Birth of a daughter
#8
Evelyn Missouri Stack
December 29, 1931 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childLucien Odell “Shorty” SowellJulia Louie StackView this family
before 1940 (Age 58 years)

Census April 8, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Note: Occupation: Farmer
Marriage of a childBarney Troy KnightBessie Erlene StackView this family
March 9, 1942 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherLawrence Ervin Stack
March 18, 1945 (Age 64 years)
Burial of a brotherLawrence Ervin Stack
March 20, 1945 (Age 64 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Newman StackEmmie Irene SowellView this family
February 2, 1946 (Age 64 years)
Death of a half-brotherJoe Cephas Bilbrey
August 6, 1947 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childElbert Leon PaceEvelyn Missouri StackView this family
August 9, 1947 (Age 66 years)
Census April 21, 1950 (Age 69 years)
Death of a half-brotherSamuel Newton Bilbrey
June 7, 1953 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Linda Sue Stack
August 2, 1955 (Age 74 years)
Death of a half-brotherMarion Francis Bilbrey
December 29, 1957 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 December 13, 1958 (Age 77 years)
Burial December 15, 1958 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pugh Flat Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1878
20 months
elder brother
18 months
himself
Mother’s family with William Ambrose Bilbrey - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: January 29, 1884Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
half-brother
Joe Cephas Bilbrey
Birth: January 16, 1885 26 23Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 6, 1947Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-brother
Marion Francis Bilbrey
Birth: January 19, 1887 28 25Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1957Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-brother
Samuel Newton Bilbrey
Birth: January 22, 1889 30 27Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 7, 1953Boothspoint, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Family with Cora Bell Bivens - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 15, 1909Alexander, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Eleanor Louise Stack
Birth: August 12, 1913 32 22Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 1976Calloway, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Bessie Erlene Stack
Birth: March 27, 1919 38 27Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 1993St. Clair, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
William Newman Stack
Birth: October 8, 1921 40 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1995Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Henry Ford Stack
Birth: January 27, 1924 42 32Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 19, 1989Highland, Madison, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Lawrence Irvin Stack
Birth: October 14, 1926 45 35Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 17, 1931Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
19 months
daughter
Lillie Mae Stack
Birth: May 6, 1928 47 36Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 2000Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Evelyn Missouri Stack
Birth: December 29, 1931 50 40Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1992Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

William Foster Stack has 10 first cousins recorded

Census
Occupation: Farmer
Census
Occupation: Labor at Lumber Mill
Census
Occupation: Farmer