The Shemwell Family

William Roy EaglinAge: 57 years18761934

Name
William Roy Eaglin
Given names
William Roy
Surname
Eaglin
Birth October 28, 1876 23 23
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Eaglin
January 14, 1879 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterDaisy Anna L Eaglin
January 3, 1882 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterCora Alice “Carry” Eaglin
May 13, 1883 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin
December 11, 1883 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherAmasa Wesley Eaglin
January 17, 1887 (Age 10 years)
MarriageAnna VerversView this family
March 10, 1896 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Death of a fatherThomas Jefferson Eaglin
July 11, 1904 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a parentSilas KittleRebecca Elizabeth HollandView this family
after 1913 (Age 36 years)

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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 March 4, 1934 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 19, 1871Marion, Illinois, United States
1 year
elder sister
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin
Birth: February 11, 1872 18 18Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 6, 1944Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin
Birth: July 18, 1874 21 21Illinois, United States
Death: May 13, 1883Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
William Roy Eaglin
Birth: October 28, 1876 23 23Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 4, 1934Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
George Washington Eaglin
Birth: January 14, 1879 25 25Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1948Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Daisy Anna L Eaglin
Birth: January 3, 1882 28 28Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: July 2, 1951Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
23 months
younger sister
Sebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin
Birth: December 11, 1883 30 30Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 14, 1950Farina, Fayette, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Amasa Wesley Eaglin
Birth: January 17, 1887 33 33Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 20, 1965Marion, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Silas Kittle - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: after 1913
Family with Anna Ververs - View this family
himself
William Roy Eaglin
Birth: October 28, 1876 23 23Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 4, 1934Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
wife
Anna Ververs
Birth: February 1, 1878Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: November 5, 1959Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 10, 1896Marion, Illinois, United States