The Shemwell Family

William Levi SunmanAge: 68 years18761944

Name
William Levi Sunman
Given names
William Levi
Surname
Sunman
Birth March 19, 1876
MarriageDorothy C “Dolly” ParhamView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/
Death of a wifeDorothy C “Dolly” Parham
August 20, 1919 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 65 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 April 4, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Family with Dorothy C “Dolly” Parham - View this family
himself
William Levi Sunman
Birth: March 19, 1876Ripley, Indiana, United States
Death: April 4, 1944Arlington, Rush, Indiana, United States
wife
Dorothy C “Dolly” Parham
Birth: April 11, 1875 41 38Daviess, Indiana, United States
Death: August 20, 1919Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
Marriage:
William Inman + Dorothy C “Dolly” Parham - View this family
wife’s husband
William Inman
Birth: September 1872Martin, Indiana, United States
Death: May 26, 1962Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
wife
Dorothy C “Dolly” Parham
Birth: April 11, 1875 41 38Daviess, Indiana, United States
Death: August 20, 1919Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
Marriage: March 22, 1897Indiana, United States