The Shemwell Family

Ruby Lee WilliamsAge: 81 years19171999

Name
Ruby Lee Williams
Given names
Ruby Lee
Surname
Williams
Married name
Ruby Lee Kelley
Married name
Ruby Lee Zenz
Birth September 3, 1917 26 23
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 3 months)

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 2 years)
Marriage of a parentRobert Lee WilliamsJoy Edith JonesView this family
October 5, 1927 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12 years)
MarriageTalbert Cooper Kelley Sr.View this family
April 18, 1935 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnna Elizabeth “Linkie” Abernathy
December 13, 1935 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Joshua Hinchey
February 16, 1936 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Danetta Lee Kelley
November 14, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Death of a daughterDanetta Lee Kelley
November 14, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Albert Kelley
June 24, 1938 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sonJohn Albert Kelley
August 19, 1938 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Talbert Cooper “Coach” Kelley Jr.
June 28, 1944 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 son
#4
Robert Michael “Mike” Kelley
1948 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 sisterRobbie Doris Williams
August 8, 1960 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Lee Williams
September 11, 1960 (Age 43 years)
Death of a husbandTalbert Cooper Kelley Sr.
March 15, 1971 (Age 53 years)

Death of a sonRobert Michael “Mike” Kelley
1972 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 February 5, 1999 (Age 81 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert Lee Williams
Birth: December 25, 1890Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 11, 1960Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mother
elder sister
brother
Private
herself
sister
Private
brother
Private
Father’s family with Joy Edith Jones - View this family
father
Robert Lee Williams
Birth: December 25, 1890Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 11, 1960Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
step-mother
Marriage: October 5, 1927Gibson, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Family with Talbert Cooper Kelley Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 18, 1935Steele, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
Danetta Lee Kelley
Birth: November 14, 1936 20 19Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 14, 1936Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
19 months
son
John Albert Kelley
Birth: June 24, 1938 22 20Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
Death: August 19, 1938Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
6 years
son
Talbert Cooper “Coach” Kelley Jr.
Birth: June 28, 1944 28 26Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 8, 2010Mount Vernon, Gentry, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Robert Michael “Mike” Kelley
Birth: 1948 31 30Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1972Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself

Ruby Lee Williams has 7 first cousins recorded