The Shemwell Family

William Mitchell HaleyAge: 68 years18831951

Name
William Mitchell Haley
Given names
William Mitchell
Surname
Haley
Birth March 21, 1883 42 30
Birth of a brotherJames Sam Haley
August 23, 1884 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterJewell S Haley
December 1886 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Harrison Haley
April 7, 1890 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterCora Maria Haley
July 17, 1892 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherGrant Hobart Haley
August 19, 1895 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Death of a sisterRhoda L Haley
before 1900 (Age 16 years)

Census June 15, 1900 (Age 17 years)
MarriageMary Ellen BeloteView this family
about 1907 (Age 23 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Burk Haley Jr.
July 9, 1909 (Age 26 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Census April 17, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 sisterHarriet A Haley
July 11, 1918 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 36 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Burke Haley
January 1, 1926 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 29, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherMartha Jane Parham
March 3, 1935 (Age 51 years)
Death of a wifeMary Ellen Belote
1937 (Age 53 years)

MarriageFidella Ann AmosView this family
June 1, 1938 (Age 55 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 brotherGrant Hobart Haley
August 6, 1947 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 June 10, 1951 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1870
2 years
elder sister
Rhoda L Haley
Birth: about 1871 30 18Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
23 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mary C Haley
Birth: November 14, 1875 35 22Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1952Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Harriet A Haley
Birth: October 1877 37 24Tennessee, United States
Death: July 11, 1918Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Burk Haley Jr.
Birth: September 1879 39 26Tennessee, United States
Death: July 9, 1909Hill City, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Anna L “Annie” Haley
Birth: October 1881 41 28Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 1963Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
18 months
himself
William Mitchell Haley
Birth: March 21, 1883 42 30Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
17 months
younger brother
James Sam Haley
Birth: August 23, 1884 44 31Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 1975San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Harrison Haley
Birth: April 7, 1890 49 37Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 6, 1982Pinellas, Florida, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Grant Hobart Haley
Birth: August 19, 1895 55 42Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 6, 1947Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Mary Ellen Belote - View this family
himself
William Mitchell Haley
Birth: March 21, 1883 42 30Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1907
Family with Fidella Ann Amos - View this family
himself
William Mitchell Haley
Birth: March 21, 1883 42 30Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: June 1, 1938Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

William Mitchell Haley has 36 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Burke Haley - Household

McMinn, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Haley, John BheadWMAug184059M30TNTNTNFarmer
Haley, Martha JwifeWFDec185247M301411TNTNTN
Haley, Mary SdaughterWFNov187524STNTNTN
Haley, Harriet AdaughterWFOct187722STNTNTNAt School
Haley, John DsonWMSep187920STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Anna LdaughterWFOct188118STNTNTNAt School
Haley, William MsonWMMar188317STNTNTNAt School
Haley, James SsonWMAug188415STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Haley, Jewell SdaughterWFDec188613STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Benjamin HsonWMApr189010STNTNTNAt School
Haley, Cora MdaughterWFJul18927STNTNTN
Haley, Grant HsonWMAug18954STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Mitchell Haley - Household

2144 Madison Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Haley, William MheadMW27M3TNTNTNSalesmanWholesale Paper
Haley, Mary EwifeFW22M300MSMSMS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Mitchell Haley - Household

4508 South Lookout Ave Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Haley, William MheadMW34MTNTNTNRepresentativePaper ? Company
Haley, Mary EwifeFW32MMSMSMS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Mitchell Haley - Household

4423 Lee Ave Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Haley, W MheadMW46M23TNTNTNT SalesmanWholesale Paper
Haley, Mary EwifeFW41M18MSTNMS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Mitchell Haley - Household

4110 S Lookout Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Haley, William MheadMW57MTNSame PlaceSalesmanWholesale ?
Haley, Fidella AnnXwifeFW42MARSame Place