The Shemwell Family

James Robert WilliamsAge: 81 years18471929

Name
James Robert Williams
Given names
James Robert
Surname
Williams
Birth August 11, 1847
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageMalinda Jane ThompsonView this family
January 26, 1873 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Edward Williams
November 10, 1873 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Andrew Williams
December 3, 1875 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonJames Andrew Williams
July 19, 1876 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Laura May Williams
April 2, 1878 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a daughterLaura May Williams
October 26, 1879 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
February 20, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Adalline “Addie” Williams
January 8, 1882 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Charity Isabelle “Belle” Williams
April 14, 1884 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Sarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
August 16, 1886 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Robert L Williams
August 21, 1894 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Herbert Holland Williams
April 21, 1898 (Age 50 years)
Associate: Holbert Thomas Williams
Birth of a son
#10
Holbert Thomas Williams
April 21, 1898 (Age 50 years)
Associate: Herbert Holland Williams
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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
Marriage of a childThomas Green BuxtonNancy Jane “Nannie” WilliamsView this family
about 1900 (Age 52 years)

Census June 4, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew G RogersMary Adalline “Addie” WilliamsView this family
January 3, 1903 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJames Luther YoungbloodCharity Isabelle “Belle” WilliamsView this family
September 25, 1904 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Glenn Andrew Rogers
May 30, 1906 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Faye B Buxton
October 26, 1906 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Norma Maurine Youngblood
March 21, 1908 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Earl William Rogers
January 5, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childBlaine Weldon BuzzardSarah Edith “Sadie” WilliamsView this family
May 10, 1911 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 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 69 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 70 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/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 72 years)
Marriage of a childJesse L CrouseCharity Isabelle “Belle” WilliamsView this family
between 1925 and 1930 (Age 77 years)

Death January 16, 1929 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thompson Grove Cemetery
Family with Malinda Jane Thompson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 26, 1873Newton, Missouri, United States
9 months
son
Charles Edward Williams
Birth: November 10, 1873 26 21Swars Prairie, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1957Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
James Andrew Williams
Birth: December 3, 1875 28 23Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 19, 1876Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Laura May Williams
Birth: April 2, 1878 30 25Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1879Newton, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
Birth: February 20, 1880 32 27Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 27, 1968Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Sarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
Birth: August 16, 1886 39 33Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1959Jasper, Missouri, United States
8 years
son
Robert L Williams
Birth: August 21, 1894 47 41Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 1, 1942Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
son
Herbert Holland Williams
Birth: April 21, 1898 50 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: August 20, 1990Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
son
Holbert Thomas Williams
Birth: April 21, 1898 50 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 3, 1982Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Williams, James RWM32headMFarmerMOTNTN
Williams, Malinda JWF27wifeMHousekeeperMOKYKY
Williams, Charles EWM6sonSMOMOMO
Williams, Nannie JWF3mMardaughterSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Williams, James RheadWMAug184752M27MOTNTNFarmer
Williams, Malinda JwifeWFSep185247M27108MOKYKY
Williams, Nancy JdaughterWFFeb188020SMOMOMO
Williams, Mary AdaughterWFJan188218SMOMOMO
Williams, Charity IdaughterWFApr188416SMOMOMO
Williams, Sarah EdaughterWFAug188613SMOMOMO
Williams, Robert LsonWMAug18945SMOMOMO
Williams, HerbertsonWMApr18982SMOMOMO
Williams, HolbertsonWMApr18982SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Williams, James RheadMW62M136MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Williams, Malinda JwifeFW57M136108MOKYKY
Williams, Sadie EdaughterFW23SMOMOMO
Williams, Robert LsonMW15SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Williams, Herbert HsonMW11SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Williams, ThomassonMW11SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Youngblood, Charity BdaughterFW26M1511MOMOMO
Youngblood, Norma Mgrand daughterFW2SMOARMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Oneida Street Seneca, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Williams, Robert JheadMW72MMOTNTNMerchantFeed Store
Williams, Malinda JwifeFW67MMOKYKY