Elsie Mae WilliamsAge: 79 years1911–1990
- Name
- Elsie Mae Williams
- Given names
- Elsie Mae
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Elsie Mae Shemwell
 Birth | April 24, 1911 23 17 |
 Birth of a sister | Frances Edgar Williams December 8, 1913 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 sister | Juanita Virginia Williams 1920 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | George Archibald “Archie” Williams January 18, 1921 (Age 9 years) Cause: Tubercular Meningitis |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Patton Williams February 3, 1925 (Age 13 years) Address: 2469 Harvard Cause: Toxemia |
 Marriage | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. — View this family September 21, 1929 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 1, 1930 (Age 18 years) Address: 250 Lucy |
| Birth of a son #1 | Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. September 15, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George William Shemwell January 23, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell December 18, 1933 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Clara Vashti Ellis 1938 (Age 26 years) Address: 2602 Autumn |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell December 4, 1939 (Age 28 years) Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 28 years) Address: 2602 Autumn |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Teresa Anne “Terrie” Shemwell January 24, 1956 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Francis Ann “Fannie” Hinchey May 22, 1956 (Age 45 years) Address: 957 Mt. Vernon |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Garry Lee Shemwell January 18, 1957 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Garry Lee Shemwell January 23, 1957 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thomas Jerome Shemwell December 3, 1958 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas Jerome Shemwell December 3, 1958 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Deborah Sue “Debbie” Shemwell December 15, 1958 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Robert Russell Shemwell December 30, 1960 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | George William “Billy” Shemwell Jr. January 11, 1964 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 of a sister | Frances Edgar Williams April 3, 1981 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge April 22, 1982 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Juanita Virginia Williams 1988 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | September 5, 1990 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Archibald “Archie” Williams Birth: June 21, 1887 29 24 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: January 18, 1921 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge Birth: September 12, 1893 46 23 — Cotton Plant, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1982 — Warner Robins, Houston, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: about 1910 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months herself |
Elsie Mae Williams Birth: April 24, 1911 23 17 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Frances Edgar Williams Birth: December 8, 1913 26 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1981 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Juanita Virginia Williams Birth: 1920 32 26 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1988 — Warner Robins, Houston, Georgia, United States |
| Family with Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. |
| husband |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Elsie Mae Williams Birth: April 24, 1911 23 17 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year son |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 2009 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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16 months son |
George William Shemwell Birth: January 23, 1932 24 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 2017 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2009 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 2016 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. + Hazel E Godwin |
| husband |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Hazel E Godwin Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States Death: September 2, 2007 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-son |
Ronald Wynn Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-son |
Private |
| step-daughter |
Private |
Elsie Mae Williams has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents James Harris “Jim” Williams + Francis Rebecca Hancock
1Private–
Parents George Henry Back Sr. + Mary Jeanette “Netti” Williams
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Archie Williams - Household
Ward 33 Princeton St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Homer Shemwell - Household
Ward 3, Block 503, Lucy St?. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
Civil Dist. 2, Block 12, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
2474 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Note | Phone # was Glendale 23006 |