The Shemwell Family

William Carr MahaleyAge: 75 years19031979

Name
William Carr Mahaley
Given names
William Carr
Surname
Mahaley
Birth May 25, 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/
MarriageMary Elizabeth HallView this family
about 1923 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Frances Elaine Mahaley
November 11, 1924 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Carr Mahaley
December 27, 1926 (Age 23 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
Census April 4, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Virginia Lee Mahaley
February 18, 1931 (Age 27 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 36 years)
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
Brenda Elaine Cross
December 25, 1948 (Age 45 years)
Census April 22, 1950 (Age 46 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
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 April 15, 1979 (Age 75 years)
Burial August 12, 1997 (18 years after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Westhampton Memorial Park and Cremation Park
Family with Mary Elizabeth Hall - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Elizabeth Hall
Birth: August 3, 1907 25 22Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 12, 1997Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Marriage: about 1923
22 months
daughter
Frances Elaine Mahaley
Birth: November 11, 1924 21 17Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 30, 2021Glen Allen, Henrico, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Carr Mahaley
Birth: December 27, 1926 23 19North Carolina, United States
Death: January 2, 1980Henrico, Virginia, United States
4 years
daughter
Virginia Lee Mahaley
Birth: February 18, 1931 27 23Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 23, 2010Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Carr Mahaley - Household

718 N. Lee Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mahaley, William CheadMW26M19NCNCNCMechanicMotor Co.
Mahaley, Mary EwifeFW21M15NCNCNC
Mahaley, Frances EdaughterFW5SNCNCNC
Mahaley, Mary CdaughterFW3-3mSNCNCNC
Hall, Albert CMW17SNCNCNCClerkMotor Co.

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Carr Mahaley - Household

Syaples Mill Road Brookland, Henrico, Virginia

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Mahaley, WilliamheadMW36MNCSalisburyNCTeacherPublic School
Mahaley, Mary EXwifeFW32MNCSalisburyNC
Mahaley, Frances EdaughterFW15SNCSalisburyNC
Mahaley, Mary CdaughterFW13SNCSalisburyNC
Mahaley, Virginia LdaughterFW9SNCSalisburyNC

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Carr Mahaley - Household

Staples Mill Rd. Brookland, Henrico, Virginia

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Mahaley, William CheadMW46MarNCBody Worker and PainterAuto Body Shop
Mahaley, Mary EwifeFW42MarNCVault Teller Bank ClerkBank
Mahaley, Virginia LdaughterFW19NevNCFile ClerkInsurance Co.