The Shemwell Family

William Henry CarneyAge: 72 years18941967

Name
William Henry Carney
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Carney
Birth November 23, 1894 24 17
Marriage of parentsCharles Thomas CarneyMinnie Lee FrensleyView this family
March 3, 1895 (Age 3 months)
Occupation
Worked for the Railroad

Employer: Railroad
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 sisterEster Belle Carney
September 1898 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Agnes Carney
November 19, 1901 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie Louise Carney
April 29, 1904 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Carney
September 22, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Carney
November 25, 1906 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterKatie May Carney
March 7, 1907 (Age 12 years)
Death of a sisterEster Belle Carney
February 1, 1909 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterNora Pearl Carney
November 25, 1909 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie Carney
April 29, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherMinnie Lee Frensley
October 8, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterBessie Carney
July 28, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles Thomas CarneyLillie Louvie DobbsView this family
January 6, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
MarriageJulia Love NeelyView this family
October 30, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Julius Carney
January 17, 1922 (Age 27 years)
Death of a wifeJulia Love Neely
January 18, 1922 (Age 27 years)
MarriageVinnie Louise BrownView this family
October 1, 1923 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorothy Elizabeth Carney
July 20, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Luther Ray Carney
October 6, 1928 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 daughter
#4
Carrie May Carney
July 7, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEunice Caroline “Uny” Carney
March 6, 1932 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Minnie Frances Carney
May 26, 1932 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lillian Maxine Carney
February 16, 1933 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Roy Bradford Carney
August 9, 1933 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Leo Franklin Carney
November 30, 1936 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Charles Thomas Carney
December 26, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Joseph Henry “Joe” Carney
January 31, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeVinnie Louise Brown
August 29, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Death of a fatherCharles Thomas Carney
September 1, 1947 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 August 3, 1967 (Age 72 years)
Address: V.A. hospital
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodmere Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 3, 1895Davidson, Tennessee, United States
-3 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Ester Belle Carney
Birth: September 1898 28 21Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1909Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Margaret Agnes Carney
Birth: November 19, 1901 31 24Tennessee, United States
Death: December 24, 1987
2 years
younger sister
Bessie Louise Carney
Birth: April 29, 1904 33 26Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 14, 1988Whites Creek, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger sister
Myrtle Carney
Birth: September 22, 1905 35 28Tennessee, United States
Death: November 25, 1906Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger sister
Katie May Carney
Birth: March 7, 1907 36 29Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1989Whites Creek, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nora Pearl Carney
Birth: November 25, 1909 39 32Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1999Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Bessie Carney
Birth: April 29, 1914 43 36Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1917Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Lillie Louvie Dobbs - View this family
father
step-mother
Lillie Louvie Dobbs
Birth: September 13, 1889Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 14, 1968Whites Creek, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 6, 1918Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Vinnie Louise Brown - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 1, 1923Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
22 months
daughter
Dorothy Elizabeth Carney
Birth: July 20, 1925 30 16Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1987Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
son
Luther Ray Carney
Birth: October 6, 1928 33 20Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 20, 2000Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States
21 months
daughter
Carrie May Carney
Birth: July 7, 1930 35 21Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 18, 1987Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
23 months
daughter
Minnie Frances Carney
Birth: May 26, 1932 37 23Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 25, 1994Mountain Home, Elmore, Idaho, United States
9 months
daughter
Lillian Maxine Carney
Birth: February 16, 1933 38 24Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 2002Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
6 months
son
Roy Bradford Carney
Birth: August 9, 1933 38 24Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 2012Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States
3 years
son
Leo Franklin Carney
Birth: November 30, 1936 42 28Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1, 1989Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
Charles Thomas Carney
Birth: December 26, 1937 43 29Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 3, 1989Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Joseph Henry “Joe” Carney
Birth: January 31, 1940 45 31Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 14, 1990Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States
Family with Julia Love Neely - View this family
himself
wife
Julia Love Neely
Birth: July 11, 1906Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 18, 1922Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 30, 1920Summit, Ohio, United States
15 months
son
James Julius Carney
Birth: January 17, 1922 27 15Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 30, 1985

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