William Roy SummersAge: 73 years1911–1984
- Name
- William Roy Summers
- Given names
- William Roy
- Surname
- Summers
 Birth | July 15, 1911 59 33 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 6, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
 Death of a father | James Henry “Bud” Summers June 12, 1927 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Franklin Bell July 25, 1928 (Age 17 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 10, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Census | April 19, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 mother | Lela Bell January 1, 1957 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie May Summers September 16, 1971 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ollie Myrtle Summers October 19, 1973 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | July 26, 1984 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summers Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Henry “Bud” Summers Birth: March 6, 1852 33 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1927 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lela Bell Birth: December 23, 1877 25 19 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1957 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 8, 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Mattie May Summers Birth: May 9, 1897 45 19 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 16, 1971 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ollie Myrtle Summers Birth: April 6, 1900 48 22 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1973 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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11 years himself |
William Roy Summers Birth: July 15, 1911 59 33 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 26, 1984 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Flora Mae “Tootsie” Scholes |
| himself |
William Roy Summers Birth: July 15, 1911 59 33 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 26, 1984 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Flora Mae “Tootsie” Scholes Birth: October 14, 1918 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 2011 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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William Roy Summers has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (3)
Parents William Washington Bell + Florence Hinson
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Henry “Bud” Summers - Household
Spring Creek Road Humphreys, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Lela Bell - Household
Spring Creek Road Humphreys, Tennessee
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