The Shemwell Family

William Bernice “Willie” BoniolAge: 64 years19031967

Name
William Bernice “Willie” Boniol
Given names
William Bernice
Surname
Boniol
Nickname
Willie
Birth March 13, 1903
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/
MarriageEva Vandever SelbyView this family
November 9, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruth Boniol
February 2, 1923 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Bernice Boniol Jr
January 8, 1925 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Dawson Boniol
February 12, 1927 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James Edward Boniol
October 31, 1928 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Esther France Boniol
June 12, 1948 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Karan Annette Boniol
September 29, 1948 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
#3
Timothy Lafayette Boniol
April 17, 1955 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonTimothy Lafayette Boniol
June 6, 1956 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Phillip Lee Boniol
October 19, 1964 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 August 17, 1967 (Age 64 years)
Family with Eva Vandever Selby - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 9, 1921Rapides, Louisiana, United States
15 months
daughter
Ruth Boniol
Birth: February 2, 1923 19 26Louisiana, United States
Death: July 8, 2012Center Point, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
23 months
son
William Bernice Boniol Jr
Birth: January 8, 1925 21 28Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Death: March 20, 2008Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
son
John Dawson Boniol
Birth: February 12, 1927 23 30Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Death: October 14, 2013Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
James Edward Boniol
Birth: October 31, 1928 25 31Lecompte, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Death: May 7, 2015Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Lelia E Chase - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
Ustis M Coco + Eva Vandever Selby - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: calculated 1928
8 years
step-son
Curtis Layne Coco
Birth: June 25, 1935 52 38Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Death: July 13, 2019Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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