The Shemwell Family

Jessie Catherine O'NealAge: 74 years19141988

Name
Jessie Catherine O'Neal
Given names
Jessie Catherine
Surname
O'Neal
Married name
Jessie Catherine Williams
Birth February 6, 1914
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 months)

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 2 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 3 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 15 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
MarriageWilliam Edward “W E” Williams Jr.View this family
August 23, 1934 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Edwin “Corkie” Williams
December 11, 1935 (Age 21 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 grandson
#1
Jorin Bradford Williams
July 19, 1964 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 grandsonJorin Bradford Williams
March 23, 1986 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sonCharles Edwin “Corkie” Williams
June 11, 1986 (Age 72 years)
Death June 10, 1988 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery
Family with William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. - View this family
husband
William Edward “W E” Williams Jr.
Birth: December 17, 1911 31 27Arkansas, United States
Death: November 10, 1994Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
herself
Marriage: August 23, 1934Montgomery, Arkansas, United States
16 months
son
Charles Edwin “Corkie” Williams
Birth: December 11, 1935 23 21Arkansas, United States
Death: June 11, 1986Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. - Household

3030 Rosedale Griffing Park, Jefferson, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Williams, William EheadMW29MARRPikeARElectricianPetro. Oil Refinery
Williams, Jessie CXwifeFW26MARRPikeAR
Williams, Charles EsonMW4SAR