Frances Lorene WilliamsAge: 65 years1914–1979
- Name
- Frances Lorene Williams
- Given names
- Frances Lorene
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Frances Lorene Shelby
 Birth | July 22, 1914 37 31 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 months)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 2 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 3 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/ |
 Birth of a brother | William Reed “Big Willie” Williams June 29, 1923 (Age 8 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Everett Fielding Cook April 16, 1931 (Age 16 years) Cause: chronic myocarditis |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Frances June Shelby July 9, 1936 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Loretta Kay Shelby November 11, 1941 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine January 23, 1943 (Age 28 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Leo Sutton — Frances June Shelby — View this family August 18, 1953 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 father | William Walker “Willie” Williams May 14, 1963 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Arthur Zeigel — Birdie Ellen Cook — View this family January 24, 1965 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Birdie Ellen Cook December 28, 1970 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a husband | Benjamin Gratz “Ben” Shelby November 11, 1972 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 | December 12, 1979 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | December 16, 1979 (4 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Twin Firs Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Walker “Willie” Williams Birth: March 18, 1877 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 14, 1963 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1899 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Walter Everette Williams Birth: February 19, 1906 28 22 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 25, 1993 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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8 years herself |
Frances Lorene Williams Birth: July 22, 1914 37 31 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1979 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
William Reed “Big Willie” Williams Birth: June 29, 1923 46 40 — Beaman, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1996 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Arthur Zeigel |
| step-father |
William Arthur Zeigel Birth: September 8, 1880 — Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 1972 — Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 24, 1965 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Benjamin Gratz “Ben” Shelby |
| husband |
Benjamin Gratz “Ben” Shelby Birth: November 3, 1901 — Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States Death: November 11, 1972 — Allyn, Mason, Washington, United States |
| herself |
Frances Lorene Williams Birth: July 22, 1914 37 31 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1979 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
| daughter |
Frances June Shelby Birth: July 9, 1936 34 21 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: June 9, 2014 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
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| daughter |
Loretta Kay Shelby Birth: November 11, 1941 40 27 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States Death: September 10, 2011 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
| daughter |
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Frances Lorene Williams has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents Edward Everett Cook + Julia Christine Piepmeier
Parents Isaiah McKinley Cook + Loma Mae McLaughlin
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