William Thomas “Willie” WelkerAge: 53 years1876–1929
- Name
- William Thomas “Willie” Welker
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- Welker
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | March 3, 1876 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Florence Lee Shemwell — View this family April 1, 1897 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 |
 Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 | August 29, 1929 (Age 53 years) |
| Family with Florence Lee Shemwell |
| himself |
William Thomas “Willie” Welker Birth: March 3, 1876 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1929 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Florence Lee Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1883 36 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1957 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 1, 1897 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| T J Bailey + Florence Lee Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
T J Bailey Birth: November 10, 1890 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1967 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Florence Lee Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1883 36 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1957 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 21, 1914 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| John Paul McMillan + Florence Lee Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
John Paul McMillan Birth: June 10, 1889 25 17 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 27, 1972 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Florence Lee Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1883 36 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1957 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 15, 1916 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months step-son |
James Virgil McMillan Birth: July 17, 1917 28 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1983 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Charles Rice “Carl” McMillan Birth: July 14, 1919 30 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 24, 1977 — Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Adell D “Dellie” Rougemont - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Ollie B Sikes - Household
Hickman Church Rd Stewart TN
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