The Shemwell Family

William B NashAge: 91 years18701961

Name
William B Nash
Given names
William B
Surname
Nash
Birth January 2, 1870 25 26
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSallie Lenora AlexanderView this family
calculated 1894 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
James Herbert Nash
October 22, 1896 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 son
#2
Cecil Nash
August 1898 (Age 28 years)

Census June 1, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Willie Orlean Nash
February 5, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childJames Herbert NashEllie A ShemwellView this family
January 17, 1916 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#1
Herbert Marion “Son” Nash
June 6, 1917 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 46 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 47 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 1, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Leslie Rudolph Nash
August 2, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMary A Glasgow
April 4, 1922 (Age 52 years)

Death of a fatherJames Asbery Nash
January 5, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Arthuretta “Sissy” Nash
December 10, 1924 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Berry “Bill” Nash
January 8, 1929 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary Betty Nash
June 19, 1933 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Raymond Franklin “Buster” Nash Sr.
April 24, 1934 (Age 64 years)
Death of a wifeSallie Lenora Alexander
January 15, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 79 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 75 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 July 16, 1961 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Howell Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Asbery Nash
Birth: May 29, 1844Tennessee, United States
Death: January 5, 1923Stewart, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: June 18, 1862Stewart, Tennessee, United States
8 years
himself
William B Nash
Birth: January 2, 1870 25 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 16, 1961Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Family with Sallie Lenora Alexander - View this family
himself
William B Nash
Birth: January 2, 1870 25 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 16, 1961Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: calculated 1894
3 years
son
22 months
son
6 years
daughter
Willie Orlean Nash
Birth: February 5, 1904 34 39Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1982Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
John Williams Burcham + Sallie Lenora Alexander - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: February 29, 1880Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
John Thomas Burcham
Birth: March 14, 1888 24Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 17, 1954Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William B. Nash - Household

Civil District 6, Enu. 64 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Nash, WillheadWMJan 187030S---TNTNTN
Nash, SalliewifeWFMar 186436S-65TNTNTN
Nash, HerbertsonWMAug 18945S---TNTNTN
Nash, CecilsonWMAug 18981S---TNTNTN
Berchum, Mauddau in lawWFMay 188317S---TNTNTN
Berchum, Lilliedau in lawWFMar 188614S---TNTNTN
Berchum, Johnson in lawWMMay 188811S---TNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William B. Nash - Household

Dist. 6 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Nash, William BheadMW40S16--TNTNTNFarmergeneral farm
Nash, Sallie LwifeFW46S1696TNTNTN
Nash, HerbertsonMW13S---TNTNTNFarm laborhome farm
Nash, CecilsonMW12S---TNTNTN
Nash, OrleandaughterFW6S---TNTNTN
John Berchumstep sonMW21S---TNTNTNFarm laborworking out

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Nash - Household

Dist. 6, East Elk Creek Rd. Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
James Herbert NashheadOFMW22MTNTNTNYFarmingOwns Farm
Ellie A. ShemwellwifeFW22MTNTNTNY
Herbert Marion NashsonMW2STNTNTNY
Will NashfatherMW50STNTNTNY
Orlean Nashyounger sisterFW16STNTNTNY

Note: Herbert Marion Nash is listed as Herbert Jr.