The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 8, 1880 Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years) Cuba 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
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 49 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 69 years) South Korea 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
Marriage	Birdie Ellen Cook — View this family January 24, 1965 (Age 84 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death of a wife	Birdie Ellen Cook December 28, 1970 (Age 90 years) Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 years) Vietnam 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	September 22, 1972 (Age 92 years) Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Burial	September 26, 1972 (4 days after death) Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery

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Family with Birdie Ellen Cook - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Birdie Ellen Cook William Arthur Zeigel Birth: September 8, 1880 — Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 1972 — Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Walker “Willie” Williams Walter Everette Williams Frances Lorene Williams William Reed “Big Willie” Williams Family with spouse William Arthur Zeigel Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: January 24, 1965 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

William Walker “Willie” Williams + Birdie Ellen Cook - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Birdie Ellen Cook Walter Everette Williams Frances Lorene Williams William Reed “Big Willie” Williams William Walker “Willie” Williams Birth: March 18, 1877 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 14, 1963 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Walker “Willie” Williams Walter Everette Williams Frances Lorene Williams William Reed “Big Willie” Williams Family with spouse William Arthur Zeigel Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: August 15, 1899 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
7 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Lily Lindsey Walker E Harrison Williams Walter Enoch Williams Pollard Eldon Williams Walter Everette Williams Birth: February 19, 1906 28 22 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 25, 1993 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
8 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin Gratz “Ben” Shelby Frances June Shelby Loretta Kay Shelby Frances Lorene Williams Birth: July 22, 1914 37 31 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1979 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States
9 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Vesta Irene Thomas 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

Family with Birdie Ellen Cook
himself Parents (unknown)	William Arthur Zeigel 1880–1972
wife Parents Everett Fielding Cook Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine	Birdie Ellen Cook 1883–1970
William Walker “Willie” Williams + Birdie Ellen Cook
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	William Walker “Willie” Williams 1877–1963
wife Parents Everett Fielding Cook Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine	Birdie Ellen Cook 1883–1970
step-son Family Maude Lily Lindsey Walker E Harrison Williams Walter Enoch Williams Private Pollard Eldon Williams	Walter Everette Williams 1906–1993
step-daughter Family Benjamin Gratz “Ben” Shelby Frances June Shelby Private Loretta Kay Shelby Private	Frances Lorene Williams 1914–1979
step-son Family Vesta Irene Thomas Private	William Reed “Big Willie” Williams 1923–1996