The Shemwell Family

William Thomas Glass JrAge: 70 years19141984

Name
William Thomas Glass Jr
Given names
William Thomas
Surname
Glass
Name suffix
Jr
Birth October 24, 1914 41 44
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 months)

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 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 3 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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Thomas “Bud” Glass
January 3, 1929 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 half-brotherCharles Clifford Glass
March 4, 1936 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 of a motherEtta M Reynolds
December 10, 1949 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 half-brotherClaude Holmes Glass
July 12, 1955 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 of a half-brotherThomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
August 21, 1978 (Age 63 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary LaRue Glass
October 13, 1984 (Age 69 years)
Death November 11, 1984 (Age 70 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1913
22 months
himself
William Thomas Glass Jr
Birth: October 24, 1914 41 44Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 1984
Father’s family with Martha J “Mattie” Sullivan - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: June 2, 1889Weakley, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Charles Clifford Glass
Birth: October 1, 1892 19 18Hollow Rock, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1936Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Claude Holmes Glass
Birth: August 8, 1895 21 21Hollow Rock, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1955Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Thomas Sullivan “Tommy” Glass
Birth: January 26, 1902 28 27Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 21, 1978Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas “Bud” Glass - Household

Willen Mill Road Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Glass, Wi T SrheadMW50MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Glass, EttawifeFW51MTNTNTN
Glass, C CsonMW26MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Glass, W T JrsonMW6STNTNTN
Glass, Delladuaghter in lawFW24MTNTNTN