The Shemwell Family

William McKinley BrewerAge: 53 years18971951

Name
William McKinley Brewer
Given names
William McKinley
Surname
Brewer
Birth November 7, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 months)
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 18 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 19 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 20 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/
MarriageLavetta AkinsView this family
July 4, 1919 (Age 21 years)
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 44 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 52 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 June 25, 1951 (Age 53 years)
Family with Lavetta Akins - View this family
himself
William McKinley Brewer
Birth: November 7, 1897Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 25, 1951De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: July 4, 1919Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
George Washington Rink + Lavetta Akins - View this family
wife’s husband
George Washington Rink
Birth: January 3, 1891Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States
Death: December 13, 1957Sevier, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: June 27, 1933Sevier, Arkansas, United States
William Brewer + Lavetta Akins - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: July 4, 1919Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Private + Lavetta Akins - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ann Webb - Household

Rikeville and Winnsap Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Akins, MaryheadFW45WdTNTNTN
Brewer, Williamson in lawMW22MTNTNTNLoggerSaw Mill
Brewer, LavettadaughterFW14MTNTNTN
Akins, ArthursonMW16STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm