The Shemwell Family

Green Asbury WilliamsAge: 77 years18471925

Name
Green Asbury Williams
Given names
Green Asbury
Surname
Williams
Birth July 1847
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageMary Jane HoodView this family
about 1870 (Age 22 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census August 4, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha Belle Williams
February 1871 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Alfred Williams
December 8, 1872 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Emaline Williams
April 8, 1876 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Richard Alfred Williams
June 15, 1878 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ida Mae Williams
May 1882 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Jemima Williams
October 26, 1883 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Elza Arthur Williams
January 25, 1885 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Jesse Thomas Williams
January 10, 1888 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Laura Belle Williams
November 1889 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Death of a wifeMary Jane Hood
May 10, 1907 (Age 59 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 62 years)
MarriageCynthia Emaline MatlockView this family
January 31, 1911 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 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 69 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 70 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 11, 1920 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sonJesse Thomas Williams
May 29, 1921 (Age 73 years)
Death March 8, 1925 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: High Cemetery
Family with Mary Jane Hood - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1870Carroll, Arkansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Martha Belle Williams
Birth: February 1871 23 23Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1940Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
22 months
son
William Alfred Williams
Birth: December 8, 1872 25 24Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 11, 1935Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah Emaline Williams
Birth: April 8, 1876 28 28Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1958Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Richard Alfred Williams
Birth: June 15, 1878 30 30Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 6, 1946Carroll, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Ida Mae Williams
Birth: May 1882 34 34Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 21, 1964Carroll, Arkansas, United States
18 months
daughter
Jemima Williams
Birth: October 26, 1883 36 35Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 11, 1966Carroll, Arkansas, United States
15 months
son
Elza Arthur Williams
Birth: January 25, 1885 37 37Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 1, 1935Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Jesse Thomas Williams
Birth: January 10, 1888 40 40Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 29, 1921Carroll, Arkansas, United States
23 months
daughter
Laura Belle Williams
Birth: November 1889 42 41Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1962Oklahoma, United States
Family with Cynthia Emaline Matlock - View this family
himself
wife
Cynthia Emaline Matlock
Birth: about 1862Arkansas, United States
Death: December 14, 1934Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: January 31, 1911Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

Kings River, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Williams, Greenhead22MWFarmingMOxxx
Williams, Mary Janewife20FWKeeping HouseILxx

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Williams, GreenWM32headMFarmerxMOTNTN
Williams, Mary JWF29wifeMKeeping HousexILTNTN
Williams, Martha BWF10daughterSxxxARMOIL
Williams, William AWM7sonSARMOIL
Williams, Sarah EWF4daughterSARMOIL
Williams, Richard AWM1sonSARMOIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Williams, GreenheadWMJul184752M31ARTNTNFarmingNoNoYesOFF
Williams, Mary JwifeWF184852M3199ILILILNoNoYes
Williams, Ida MdaughterWFMay188218SARARILYesYesYes
Williams, MimadaughterWFOct188316SARARILYesYesYes
Williams, ElzisonWMJan188615SARARILNoNoYes
Williams, Jessee TsonWMJan188812SARARILYesYesYes
Williams, Laura BdaughterWFNov188910SARARILYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Williams, Green AheadMW62WdMOTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesNoOFF
Williams, Jesse TsonMW21SARMOILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYes
Stanley, LauradaughterFW20WdARMOILEnglishNoneYesYesNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

ED 64 Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Williams, GreenheadOFMW72MNoNoMOTNTNYesFarmerGeneral FarmEmp
Williams, CynthawifeFW58MYesYesARUnited StatesARYesNone
Williams, JessesonMW32SYesYesARMOARYesDisabled