The Shemwell Family

William H EllisAge: 41 years19211963

Name
William H Ellis
Given names
William H
Surname
Ellis
Birth November 2, 1921 52 42
Death of a half-sisterEdna May Ellis
September 3, 1922 (Age 10 months)
Cause: Gunshot - Accidental
Note: Had no doctor. Instant death from accidental discharge of shot gun in hands of 8 year old boy (Troy Shemwell)
Burial of a half-sisterEdna May Ellis
September 4, 1922 (Age 10 months)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Standing Rock Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 of a maternal grandfatherJames Knox Polk Stagner
July 7, 1935 (Age 13 years)
Death of a motherLucy Evelyn Stagner
July 6, 1944 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 fatherIra Louis Ellis
September 2, 1946 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 half-sisterVera Clair Ellis
February 24, 1955 (Age 33 years)
Death of a half-brotherThomas Marshall Ellis
April 10, 1962 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 October 19, 1963 (Age 41 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: April 12, 1906Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder sister
Reva E Ellis
Birth: February 7, 1907 37 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 9, 1996Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Geneva Ianthia Ellis
Birth: May 8, 1911 42 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 12, 1982Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder sister
Verna Aline Ellis
Birth: May 14, 1916 47 37Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1996Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
William H Ellis
Birth: November 2, 1921 52 42Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 19, 1963Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Father’s family with Cassandra Ruth “Sandy” Carr - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 1, 1892Stewart, Tennessee, United States
13 months
half-sister
Vera Clair Ellis
Birth: November 25, 1893 24 19Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1955Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, United States
20 months
half-sister
Edna May Ellis
Birth: July 23, 1895 26 21Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1922Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
23 months
half-brother
Thomas Marshall Ellis
Birth: June 9, 1897 28 23Tennessee, United States
Death: April 10, 1962Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States
Mother’s family with Samuel J Bumpus - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 28, 1903Stewart, Tennessee, United States