The Shemwell Family

William Thomas ClarkAge: 80 years18801961

Name
William Thomas Clark
Given names
William Thomas
Surname
Clark
Birth November 11, 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
MarriageEffie Mae GrahamView this family
September 13, 1902 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jewel Lee Clark
October 11, 1919 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 18, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Marlin Loyd Daugherty
September 5, 1941 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 69 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 65 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 February 18, 1961 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Soda Springs Cemetery
Family with Effie Mae Graham - View this family
himself
William Thomas Clark
Birth: November 11, 1880Milsap, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: February 18, 1961Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
wife
Effie Mae Graham
Birth: November 11, 1886Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
Death: January 18, 1965Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
Marriage: September 13, 1902Soda Springs, Parker, Texas, United States
17 years
daughter
Jewel Lee Clark
Birth: October 11, 1919 38 32Millsap, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 2000Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas Clark - Household

Justice Precinct 5 Parker, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Clark, William THomasheadO200YesMW59MNoOKFarmerFarmOA400Yes
Clark, Effie MxwifeFW53MNoTX00No
Clark, Herschel LsonMW17SYesTX00No
Daugherty, Loyd Eson-in-lawMW27MNoTXFarmerFarmPW26150No
Daugherty, Jewel LdaughterFW20MNoTX00No