The Shemwell Family

Robert Edward WilliamsAge: 90 years19172007

Name
Robert Edward Williams
Given names
Robert Edward
Surname
Williams
Birth January 27, 1917
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 11 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/
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
Birth of a son
#1
James Edward Williams
November 26, 1941 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bobby Ray Williams
December 20, 1943 (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
Census April 27, 1950 (Age 33 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Bobra Rayanne Williams
October 10, 1965 (Age 48 years)
Death of a granddaughterBobra Rayanne Williams
December 19, 1965 (Age 48 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 of a wifeVera Cleone Shemwell
May 20, 2007 (Age 90 years)
Death May 23, 2007 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shady Grove Cemetery
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himself
Robert Edward Williams
Birth: January 27, 1917Bald Knob, White, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 23, 2007Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
wife
son
James Edward Williams
Birth: November 26, 1941 24 22Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 17, 2022Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
daughter
Private
son
Bobby Ray Williams
Birth: December 20, 1943 26 24Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: October 30, 2021North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
daughter
Private

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