The Shemwell Family

William Allen EasleyAge: 80 years19151995

Name
William Allen Easley
Given names
William Allen
Surname
Easley
Birth January 4, 1915 30 29
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 months)

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 brotherEverett J Easley
April 3, 1918 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 months)

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 2 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 4 years)
Birth of a brotherPaul Joseph Easley
August 3, 1921 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Pauline Easley
April 28, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 8, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterMary Pauline Easley
February 9, 1936 (Age 21 years)
Cause: diphtheria
Death of a brotherEverett J Easley
April 16, 1939 (Age 24 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Everett Lee Easley
April 2, 1941 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 maternal grandmotherElizabeth Jane Bell
about 1952 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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
Death of a fatherEzra Jackson Easley
December 19, 1969 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 motherAllenah David Megehee
August 20, 1979 (Age 64 years)
Death of a wifeLena Mae “Addie” Pruitt
November 24, 1993 (Age 78 years)
Death October 3, 1995 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1909Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
elder brother
Robert McDonell Easley
Birth: September 17, 1910 26 25Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 22, 1910Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder sister
Alice Elizabeth Easley
Birth: May 17, 1913 28 27Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 21, 1999Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
himself
William Allen Easley
Birth: January 4, 1915 30 29Trousdale, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1995Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Everett J Easley
Birth: April 3, 1918 33 32Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 16, 1939Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Paul Joseph Easley
Birth: August 3, 1921 36 36Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 4, 2007Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary Pauline Easley
Birth: April 28, 1925 40 39Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 9, 1936Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Lena Mae “Addie” Pruitt - View this family
himself
William Allen Easley
Birth: January 4, 1915 30 29Trousdale, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1995Oklahoma, United States
wife
Lena Mae “Addie” Pruitt
Birth: September 17, 1916Shamrock, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 24, 1993Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
son
Private
son
Everett Lee Easley
Birth: April 2, 1941 26 24
Death: September 23, 2011Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Private + Lena Mae “Addie” Pruitt - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Lena Mae “Addie” Pruitt
Birth: September 17, 1916Shamrock, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 24, 1993Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
step-son
Robert Eugene Ravia
Birth: April 18, 1934 17Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 19, 1982Sahuarita, Pima, Arizona, United States
step-daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ezra Jackson Easley - Household

Eason, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Easley, Ezra JheadMW36MTXMSILTruck LaborR R
Easley, David AwifeFW36MTXTXMO
Easley, Alice EdaughterFW6SOKTXTX
Easley, William AsonMW4SOKTXTX
Easley, Everett JsonMW1-9mSOKTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ezra Jackson Easley - Household

427 North Luellan Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Easley, Ezra JheadMW45M24TXUSUSLaborerOil Refining
Easley, AllenahwifeFW44M24TXTNTN
Easley, Alice EdaughterFW17SOKTXTX
Easley, AllansonMW14SOKTXTX
Easley, Everett JsonMW12SOKTXTX
Easley, Paul JsonMW9SOKTXTX
Easley, Mary PdaughterFW4SOKTXTX
McGehee, Elizabeth Jmother in lawFW72WdTNTNTN