The Shemwell Family

William Ode “Bill” CristAge: 72 years19161989

Name
William Ode “Bill” Crist
Given names
William Ode
Surname
Crist
Nickname
Bill
Birth October 22, 1916 32 37
Death of a motherOdette Christian
November 1, 1916 (Age 10 days)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 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 14 months)

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/
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Lemuel Christian
April 2, 1925 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma Inez Walton
May 5, 1931 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Peggy Sue Crist
June 18, 1942 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 14, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 brotherRobert Hunter Crist
October 22, 1956 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherHunter Cleveland Crist
August 6, 1960 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 8, 1989 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
Odette Christian
Birth: 1879 41 25Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1, 1916Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1906Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
9 years
elder brother
Robert Hunter Crist
Birth: November 19, 1915 31 36Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: October 22, 1956Hampton, Hampton, Virginia, United States
11 months
himself
William Ode “Bill” Crist
Birth: October 22, 1916 32 37Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1989Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Family with Sara Louise Willis - View this family
himself
William Ode “Bill” Crist
Birth: October 22, 1916 32 37Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1989Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
wife
Sara Louise Willis
Birth: January 28, 1918 49 41Strafford, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: September 8, 1998Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
daughter
Peggy Sue Crist
Birth: June 18, 1942 25 24St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: June 26, 2004Springfield, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private

William Ode “Bill” Crist has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Ode “Bill” Crist - Household

Bapfat Churh Road Jackson, Greene, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Crist, William OheadMW33MarMOLetter Carrier US Mail
Crist, Sara LwifeFW32MarMO
Willis., Effiemother in lawFW73WdMOTaprom? Operator??
Crist, Peggy SuedaughterFW7NevMO