The Shemwell Family

William Henry ShawAge: 87 years18831971

Name
William Henry Shaw
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Shaw
Birth November 23, 1883 32 20
Birth of a sisterMary Helen “Helen” Shaw
May 2, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherPeter Robert Shaw
January 4, 1893 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterFrances L Shaw
April 1895 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherJoe Allen Shaw
May 18, 1897 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 sisterEthel Shaw
October 1898 (Age 14 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Shaw
September 9, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Religious marriageFlorence Leora JohnsonView this family
June 14, 1903 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ommie Estes Shaw
July 20, 1904 (Age 20 years)
Marriage of a parentThomas J ShawMary GreenView this family
1907 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Otha Ray Shaw
March 22, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer Hazel Shaw
August 10, 1914 (Age 30 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
Military
WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918 (Age 34 years)
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 15, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterHattie Elizabeth Shaw
February 7, 1921 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Freddie Willard Shaw
March 14, 1921 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 12, 1940 (Age 56 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
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
Death of a wifeFlorence Leora Johnson
January 21, 1957 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherPeter Robert Shaw
November 6, 1968 (Age 84 years)
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 March 6, 1971 (Age 87 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1880Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
3 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Joe Allen Shaw
Birth: May 18, 1897 46 34Hornbeck, Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death:
17 months
younger sister
Ethel Shaw
Birth: October 1898 47 35Tennessee, United States
Death:
23 months
younger sister
Father’s family with Mary Green - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: 1907Tennessee, United States
Family with Florence Leora Johnson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 14, 1903Obion, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
Ommie Estes Shaw
Birth: July 20, 1904 20 21Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 13, 1989Steele, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Otha Ray Shaw
Birth: March 22, 1909 25 26Tennessee, United States
Death: January 18, 1985United States
5 years
son
Elmer Hazel Shaw
Birth: August 10, 1914 30 31Arkansas, United States
Death: February 27, 2000United States
7 years
son
Freddie Willard Shaw
Birth: March 14, 1921 37 38Arkansas, United States
Death: January 14, 1981United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Shaw - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shaw, ThomasheadWMApr185149M20TNTNTNfarming
Shaw, ElyzawifeWFApr186337M2097TNTNTN
Shaw, William HsonWMNov188316STNTNTNfarm laborer
Shaw, Mary HdaughterWFMay189010STNTNTN
Shaw, PetesonWMJan18918MTNTNTN
Shaw, Frances LdaughterWFApr18955STNTNTN
Shaw, JoesonWMMay18973STNTNTN
Shaw, EtheldaughterWFOct18981STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shaw - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shaw, William HheadMW26M6TNTNTNdriving teamlogging
Shaw, Florence LwifeFW27M622TNTNTN
Shaw, OmmiesonMW5STNTNTN
Shaw, Otha RsonMW1STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shaw - Household

Payne, Clay, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shaw, William HheadMW36MTNTNTNfarmer
Shaw, LeorywifeFW37MTNMSTN
Shaw, OmeysonMW15STNTNTN
Shaw, Otha RsonMW10STNTNTN
Shaw, Elmer HsonMW5SARTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shaw - Household

Woodruff, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shaw, William HheadMW56MTNfarmerfarm
Shaw, Ommie EsonMW35WdTNfarmerfarm