The Shemwell Family

William Franklin GilleyAge: 79 years18871966

Name
William Franklin Gilley
Given names
William Franklin
Surname
Gilley
Birth January 12, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
MarriageMattie Gordon DaughertyView this family
November 11, 1906 (Age 19 years)
Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site
Birth of a daughter
#1
Irene Isabelle Gilley
June 26, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Leslie Euless Gilley
May 3, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Frances Grace Gilley
October 11, 1913 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#4
Harold Paul Gilley
January 23, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 20, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mattie Lou Gilley
February 6, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Census April 14, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Death of a daughterMattie Lou Gilley
February 6, 1932 (Age 45 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Census April 1950 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 58 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 January 29, 1966 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ash Creek Cemetery
Family with Mattie Gordon Daugherty - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 11, 1906Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Irene Isabelle Gilley
Birth: June 26, 1909 22 18Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: January 31, 1995Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Leslie Euless Gilley
Birth: May 3, 1912 25 21Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 1985Texas, United States
17 months
daughter
Frances Grace Gilley
Birth: October 11, 1913 26 23Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 27, 1997Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
4 years
son
Harold Paul Gilley
Birth: January 23, 1918 31 27Texas, United States
Death: December 4, 1997Texas, United States
12 years
daughter
Mattie Lou Gilley
Birth: February 6, 1930 43 39Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: February 6, 1932Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

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Marriage
Marriage info found at findagrave site
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Gilley - Household

Justice Precinct 5, ED 165 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gilley, W FheadMW23M4TXMOTXEnglishFarmerFarmOAYesYesNoRF
Gilley, M GwifeFW20M411TXMOAREnglishNoneYesYesNo
Gilley, IrenedaughterFW0STXTXTXEnglishNoneNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Gilley - Household

Justice Precinct 5, ED 165 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gilley, William TheadRMW33MYesYesTXMOTXYesFarmerGeneral FarmEm
Gilley, Mattie wifeFW29MYesYesTXTNKYYesNone
Gilley, Irine daughterFW10SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Gilley, LesleysonMW7 years 8 monthsSYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Gilley, GracedaughterFW6 years 6 monthsSNoNoTXTXTXYesNone
Gilley, PaulsonMW2 years 11 monthsSNoNoTXTXTXYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Gilley - Household

Justice Precinct 5, ED 120 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gilley, WillheadR25YesMW43M20NoYesTXTXTXYesFarmerFarmVVVVWYesNo
Gilley, MattiewifeFW39M16NoYesTXTNKYYesNone
Gilley, IrenedaughterFW20SNoYesTXTXTXYesNone
Gilley, LessliesonMW17SNoYesTXTXTXYesFarmerFarmVOVVWPYes
Gilley, GracedaughterFW15SYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Gilley, PaulsonMW11SYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Gilley, Mattie LoudaughterFW0 years 3 monthsSNoTXTXTXYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Gilley - Household

Justice Precinct 5 Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gilley, William TheadO1000YesMW63MNoTXFarmerFarmOA520
Gilley, MattiexwifeFW49MNoTX00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Gilley - Household

Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gilley, William FheadMW63MarTXWK25School Bus DriverCounty SchoolG
Gilley, MattiewifeFW59MarTXH