The Shemwell Family

Willie Clyde EatonAge: 86 years18851971

Name
Willie Clyde Eaton
Given names
Willie Clyde
Surname
Eaton
Birth March 4, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageGracie Ann PottengerView this family
September 13, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Amos Clarkson Eaton
July 22, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Albert Marion Eaton
August 4, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Eugene Elihu Eaton
June 11, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton
August 17, 1916 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 15, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Marinda Alice Eaton
April 8, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton
December 20, 1922 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton
February 3, 1925 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Amos Carlyle “Bud” Eaton
December 30, 1929 (Age 44 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Alvin Cortez Eaton
March 20, 1935 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childTheodore Walter “Ted” EatonVella Violet ReynoldsView this family
June 5, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Edward Eugene Eaton
October 30, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Henry HeathMarinda Alice EatonView this family
June 12, 1939 (Age 54 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Dora Violet “Dee” Eaton
July 12, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Luetricia Ann Heath
October 5, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Walter Lee Eaton Sr.
August 24, 1942 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childJohn W SmithMarie Avis “Sally” EatonView this family
about 1943 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a grandson
#7
William Clyde Heath
April 10, 1944 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Birth of a grandson
#8
John Michael “Mickey” Smith
December 31, 1945 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
William Thomas “Tommy” Eaton
May 14, 1946 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childRonald Otis Jefferson EatonNola TackettView this family
May 24, 1946 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Janis Eaton
March 13, 1947 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James Clark “Jim” Eaton
April 30, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Charlotte June Eaton
June 1, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonTheodore Walter “Ted” Eaton
August 26, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Cause: Logging Accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 wifeGracie Ann Pottenger
January 27, 1965 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sonRonald Otis Jefferson Eaton
June 4, 1970 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 26, 1971 (Age 86 years)
Family with Gracie Ann Pottenger - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 13, 1908Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
Amos Clarkson Eaton
Birth: July 22, 1909 24 17Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1987Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Albert Marion Eaton
Birth: August 4, 1911 26 19Newark, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 25, 1991Alameda, California, United States
22 months
son
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
Marinda Alice Eaton
Birth: April 8, 1920 35 27Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 28, 1986Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton
Birth: December 20, 1922 37 30Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 4, 1970Arizona, United States
2 years
daughter
Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton
Birth: February 3, 1925 39 32Arkansas, United States
Death: December 17, 2021Waterford, Stanislaus, California, United States
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wife
Private

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

Bird, Jackson, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Eaton, ClydeheadMW25M12MOMOMOLaborerGeneral Farm
Eaton, GracewifeFW17M1211MOOHMO
Eaton, AmossonMW10mSARMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

Dodd, Marion, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Eaton, Willie EheadMW34MMOILMOLaborerSaw Mill
Eaton, Grace AwifeFW27MMOOHMO
Eaton, Amos CsonMW10SARMOMO
Eaton, Albert MsonMW8SARMOMO
Eaton, Eugene EsonMW6SARMOMO
Eaton, Theodore WsonMW3-4mSARMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

923 East 6th Street Illinois, Pope, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eaton, WillieheadMW45M23MOILMOLaborerSaw Mill
Eaton, GraciewifeFW37M16MOOHMO
Eaton, AlbertsonMW18SARMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Eaton, EugenesonMW16SARMOMO
Eaton, TheodoresonMW13SARMOMO
Eaton, AlicedaughterFW10SARMOMO
Eaton, RonaldsonMW7SARMOMO
Eaton, AvisdaughterFW5-2mSARMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

1st. Street Ola, Yell, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Eaton, W CheadMW55MMORPopeARLumber GraderBurnette Lumber ??
Eaton, Grace AnnwifeFW47MMORPopeAR
Eaton, RonaldsonMW17SARRPopeAR
Eaton, MariedaughterFW15SARRPopeAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Willie Clyde Eaton - Household

1359 Clarke San Leandro, Alameda, California

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Eaton, WillieheadMW65MarMOStacks LumberRetail Lumber Yard
Eaton, GraciewifeFW57MarMO