Wendell Dempsey “Bill” LewisAge: 64 years1912–1977
- Name
- Wendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis
- Given names
- Wendell Dempsey
- Surname
- Lewis
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | October 18, 1912 25 25 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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 13, 1920 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 grandfather | Lewis Jefferson Spencer Spencer February 15, 1930 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 4, 1950 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer August 4, 1952 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 father | Henry Carson Lewis May 16, 1955 (Age 42 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Death of a half-brother | Calvis Albon Pringle August 30, 1975 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 17, 1977 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ingram Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Carson Lewis Birth: October 25, 1886 25 22 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: May 16, 1955 — Moore, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer Birth: November 12, 1886 25 25 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: August 4, 1952 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 23, 1906 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Teula Jane Lewis Birth: June 25, 1907 20 20 — Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: February 26, 2003 — Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Geneva Lewis Birth: September 10, 1909 22 22 — Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: January 27, 2009 — Cody, Park, Wyoming, United States |
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3 years himself |
Wendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis Birth: October 18, 1912 25 25 — Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: July 17, 1977 — Maynard, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Vollie Pollard |
| father |
Henry Carson Lewis Birth: October 25, 1886 25 22 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: May 16, 1955 — Moore, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Vollie Pollard Birth: 1900 Death: 1959 |
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Marriage: — |
| Mother’s family with Calloway Pringle |
| step-father |
Calloway Pringle Birth: 1871 Death: 1904 |
| mother |
Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer Birth: November 12, 1886 25 25 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: August 4, 1952 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
Calvis Albon Pringle Birth: August 3, 1904 33 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 30, 1975 |
| Family with Esther McCauley |
| himself |
Wendell Dempsey “Bill” Lewis Birth: October 18, 1912 25 25 — Supply, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: July 17, 1977 — Maynard, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Esther McCauley Birth: February 10, 1917 — Pratt, Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: September 23, 2009 — Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - Household
Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas
Says Lizzie is Widowed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - Household
Maynard and Supply Rd. 1930 Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas
Calvis and 2+ Children not in Census. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dorenda Elizabeth “Dora” Spencer - Household
Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas Supply - Maynard Rd.
Elizabeth is Widowed and now a Pringle. -b |