The Shemwell Family

Willmuth Ann BullardAge: 88 years18651953

Name
Willmuth Ann Bullard
Given names
Willmuth Ann
Surname
Bullard
Married name
Willmuth Ann Sullivan
Birth May 2, 1865 30 27
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 months)
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 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 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
Birth of a sisterEliza Jane Bullard
April 3, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Census July 14, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageGeorge Washington SullivanView this family
August 3, 1887 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Wright Sullivan
April 22, 1888 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Lawrence Sullivan
October 10, 1890 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Buena Vista Sullivan
April 2, 1893 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Liva Fay Sullivan
May 12, 1897 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 son
#5
George Oscar Sullivan
May 7, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Census April 1910 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherEphrem Willard Bullard
April 6, 1915 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherLinda Eliva Austin
September 13, 1918 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 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 11, 1930 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sonJohn Lawrence Sullivan
August 15, 1939 (Age 74 years)
Associate: George Washington Sullivan
Associate: Willmuth Ann Bullard
Death
John Lawrence Sullivan
August 15, 1939 (Age 74 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Washington Sullivan
December 29, 1939 (Age 74 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterEliza Jane Bullard
October 23, 1942 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 84 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 80 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 May 15, 1953 (Age 88 years)
Death
James Wright Sullivan
June 6, 1965 (Age 100 years)
Death
Buena Vista Sullivan
November 9, 1966 (Age 101 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Ephrem Willard Bullard
Birth: February 11, 1835Wayne, Illinois, United States
Death: April 6, 1915Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Marriage: December 3, 1854Wayne, Illinois, United States
10 years
herself
5 years
younger sister
Family with George Washington Sullivan - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 3, 1887Parker, Texas, United States
9 months
son
James Wright Sullivan
Birth: April 22, 1888 26 22Parker, Texas, United States
Death: June 6, 1965Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
3 years
son
John Lawrence Sullivan
Birth: October 10, 1890 28 25Texas, United States
Death: August 15, 1939Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Buena Vista Sullivan
Birth: April 2, 1893 31 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: November 9, 1966Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
daughter
Liva Fay Sullivan
Birth: May 12, 1897 35 32Parker, Texas, United States
Death: February 20, 1993Gray, Texas, United States
3 years
son
George Oscar Sullivan
Birth: May 7, 1900 38 35Poolville, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: May 9, 1976South Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Ephrem Willard Bullard - Household

Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Bullard, Ephraim Mhead35MWFarmer11600400ILx
Bullard, Sevawife33FWKeeping HouseILxx
Bullard, William Lson12MWILx
Bullard, James Wson11MWILx
Bullard, Martha Edaughter7FWILx
Bullard, Wilworth Adaughter5FWIL
Bullard, Andrew Json3MWIL
Bullard, Eliza Jdaughter0 years 1 monthFWILApr

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

Veal Station Town, ED 70 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sulivan, GeorgeheadWMMar186238M13TXMSMOFarmerYesYesYesRF
Sulivan, WilliewifeWFMay186336M1355ILILILYesYesYes
Sulivan, JamessonWMApr188812STXTXILAt SchoolYesYesYes
Sulivan, John LsonWMOct18909STXTXILAt SchoolYesYesYes
Sulivan, Buna VdaughterWFApr18946STXTXIL
Sulivan, Eliza FaydaughterWFMay18973STXTXIL
Sulivan, GeorgesonWMMay19000 monthsSTXTXIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

ED 42 Quail, Collingsworth, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Sullavin, George WheadMW48M22TXMSMOEnglishFarmerHome FarmOAYesYesOMF
Sullavin, Wilma TwifeFW44M2255ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Sullavin, James WsonMW21STXTXILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmOAYesYes
Sullavin, John LsonMW19STXTXILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmOAYesYesNo
Sullavin, BunevistadaughterFW16STXTXILEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Sullavin, Livy FdaughterFW12STXTXILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Sullavin, George OsonMW9STXTXILEnglishNoneYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

ED 97 McLean, Gray, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sulivan, George WheadRMW57MYesYesTXALALYesKeeperWagon YardOA
Sulivan, Wyneth AwifeFW56MYesYesILILILYesKeeper??OA
Sulivan, James WsonMW31MYesYesTXTXILYesDriver??OA
Sulivan, John LsonMW29SYesYesTXTXILYesFarmerGeneral FarmW
Sulivan, Buna VdaughterFW23DivorcedYesYesTXTXILYesNone
Sulivan, Oscar GsonMW19SYesYesTXTXILYesLaborerStreetW
Sulivan, Mable Rdaughter-in-lawFW21MYesYesTXKYTXYesNone
Sulivan, Bernice MgranddaughterFW5STXTXTXYesNone
Sulivan, Virginia FgranddaughterFW0 monthsSTXTXTXNone
Fleming, Edith EgranddaughterFW6STXTXTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Sullivan - Household

ED 12 McLean, Gray, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sullivan, Geo WheadO3000NoMW68M25NoYesTXMSMOYesRetired FarmerOYesNo
Sullivan, WilmuthwifeFW65M22NoYesILILILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Willmuth Ann Bullard - Household

Justice Precinct 5 McLean, Gray, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Sullivan, Willmuth AxheadO500NoFW74MNoIL00