Wilmer Harold “Bill” ReevesAge: 73 years1918–1992
- Name
- Wilmer Harold “Bill” Reeves
- Given names
- Wilmer Harold
- Surname
- Reeves
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | December 12, 1918 31 36 |
 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/ |
 Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 13 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Benton McGlenn Reeves July 31, 1922 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | William Hamilton “Will” Reeves January 14, 1924 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Henry Oscar Baugh — Ada Dell Shemwell — View this family May 6, 1926 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 10 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 17, 1930 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Shirley A Reeves October 1, 1940 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 mother | Ada Dell Shemwell April 7, 1953 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 brother | Vernon Clyde Reeves January 23, 1975 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 of a wife | Margaret Florein Melhieser November 16, 1979 (Age 60 years) |
 Death | March 1, 1992 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Hamilton “Will” Reeves Birth: March 6, 1887 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ada Dell Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1882 38 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 3, 1910 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Vernon Clyde Reeves Birth: February 10, 1912 24 29 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1975 — Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Onnie Lee Reeves Birth: May 2, 1914 27 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Hazel Dovie Reeves Birth: August 17, 1916 29 34 — Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: July 5, 1917 — Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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2 years himself |
Wilmer Harold “Bill” Reeves Birth: December 12, 1918 31 36 — Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: March 1, 1992 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Benton McGlenn Reeves Birth: July 31, 1922 35 40 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 5, 2012 — Hanson, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Henry Oscar Baugh |
| step-father |
Henry Oscar Baugh Birth: February 26, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1964 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ada Dell Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1882 38 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 6, 1926 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Margaret Florein Melhieser |
| himself |
Wilmer Harold “Bill” Reeves Birth: December 12, 1918 31 36 — Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: March 1, 1992 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Margaret Florein Melhieser Birth: July 15, 1921 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 16, 1979 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Shirley A Reeves Birth: October 1, 1940 21 19 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 2014 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Private |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Hamilton “Will” Reeves - Household
East Marion, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Oscar Baugh - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Wilmer Harold Reeves - Household
Dummor & Greenville Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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