The Shemwell Family

Robert Lee WilliamsAge: 69 years18901960

Name
Robert Lee Williams
Given names
Robert Lee
Surname
Williams
Birth December 25, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Birth of a daughter
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Robbie Doris Williams
August 1, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ruby Lee Williams
September 3, 1917 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 2, 1920 (Age 29 years)
MarriageJoy Edith JonesView this family
October 5, 1927 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 7, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childTalbert Cooper Kelley Sr.Ruby Lee WilliamsView this family
April 18, 1935 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Joseph “Bobbie Joe” Jones
December 13, 1935 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Danetta Lee Kelley
November 14, 1936 (Age 45 years)
Death of a granddaughterDanetta Lee Kelley
November 14, 1936 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
John Albert Kelley
June 24, 1938 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn Albert Kelley
August 19, 1938 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Franklin “Billy Frank” Jones
August 18, 1941 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Talbert Cooper “Coach” Kelley Jr.
June 28, 1944 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
#6
Robert Michael “Mike” Kelley
1948 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 daughterRobbie Doris Williams
August 8, 1960 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 September 11, 1960 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery
Family with Ruth C Hinchey - View this family
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Robert Lee Williams
Birth: December 25, 1890Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 11, 1960Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Family with Joy Edith Jones - View this family
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Robert Lee Williams
Birth: December 25, 1890Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 11, 1960Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Marriage: October 5, 1927Gibson, Dunklin, Missouri, United States

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