The Shemwell Family

William Frank DavisAge: 59 years18841943

Name
William Frank Davis
Given names
William Frank
Surname
Davis
Birth May 21, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Laur Davis
1905 (Age 20 years)
MarriageLulu May EppsView this family
August 19, 1915 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 17, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 21, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeLulu May Epps
June 1, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Census April 7, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 June 12, 1943 (Age 59 years)
Family with Lulu May Epps - View this family
himself
William Frank Davis
Birth: May 21, 1884Lumpkin, Georgia, United States
Death: June 12, 1943Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
wife
Lulu May Epps
Birth: April 14, 1886 50 42Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1930Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
Marriage: August 19, 1915Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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himself
William Frank Davis
Birth: May 21, 1884Lumpkin, Georgia, United States
Death: June 12, 1943Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
daughter

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Frank Davis - Household

ED 178 Wise, Virginia, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Davis, W FheadRMW37MYesYesGAGAGAYesMinerCola MinesW
Davis, LulawifeFW32MYesYesVAUnited StatesVAYesNone
Davis, LaurdaughterFW15SNoYesYesVAGAVAYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Frank Davis - Household

ED 18 Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Isaac, Joe CheadO40000NoMW65M25NoYesSyriaSyriaSyriaSyrian1889NAYesProprietorRetail Dry GoodsEYes
Isaac, HannahwifeFW32M15NoYesSyriaSyriaSyriaSyrian1910NaYesProprietorRooming HouseEYes
Davis, William FroomerMW47M33NoYesGAGAGAYesMinerCola MinesWYes
Davis, Lulu MroomerFW44M30NoYesVAVAVAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Frank Davis - Household

Catawba Sanitorium Catawba, Roanoke, Virginia, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Davis, William FpatientMW58WdGA