The Shemwell Family

William H “Peck” ReevesAge: 59 years19131973

Name
William H “Peck” Reeves
Given names
William H
Surname
Reeves
Nickname
Peck
Birth December 27, 1913
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 4 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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
MarriageRuby Lee SlaughterView this family
May 1, 1938 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harvel Dale Reeves
November 12, 1938 (Age 24 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 sonHarvel Dale Reeves
April 21, 1970 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 June 3, 1973 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodmere Cemetery
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William H “Peck” Reeves
Birth: December 27, 1913Arkansas, United States
Death: June 3, 1973Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Family with Ruby Lee Slaughter - View this family
himself
William H “Peck” Reeves
Birth: December 27, 1913Arkansas, United States
Death: June 3, 1973Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Ruby Lee Slaughter
Birth: September 2, 1917 24 21Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 1993Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage: May 1, 1938Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
6 months
son
Harvel Dale Reeves
Birth: November 12, 1938 24 21Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: April 21, 1970Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William H Reeves - Household

5836 Anthon Ave Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Reeves, William HheadMW26MARSame HouseCab DriverTaxi Cab
Reeves, RubyXwifeFW22MTNErinhOUSTONTN
Reeves, DalesonMW1SMI