The Shemwell Family

William Clinton HassellAge: 75 years18801956

Name
William Clinton Hassell
Given names
William Clinton
Surname
Hassell
Birth April 13, 1880 22 30
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 49 days)
Birth of a brotherSimeon Lee Hassell
August 13, 1883 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Hassell
March 1887 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterLeona Hassell
December 1889 (Age 9 years)
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
Death of a half-brotherRobert Andrew McGehee
1899 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherAndrew J Hassell
before 1900 (Age 19 years)
Note: His wife was listed as "Widowed" in the 1900 Census
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Death of a motherChristina Catherine Jonas
about 1906 (Age 25 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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
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 January 19, 1956 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Hope Garden of Memories
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father
mother
Marriage: May 25, 1879Butler, Missouri, United States
11 months
himself
William Clinton Hassell
Birth: April 13, 1880 22 30Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1956Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Simeon Lee Hassell
Birth: August 13, 1883 26 33Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: December 3, 1959Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Henry Clay Hassell
Birth: March 1887 29 37Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: June 20, 1971Phelps, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Leona Hassell
Birth: December 1889 32 39Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with William Joshua McGehee - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 19, 1872Cane Creek Township, Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
half-brother
Robert Andrew McGehee
Birth: about 1873 21 23Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Missouri, United States
3 years
half-sister
Minnie Jane McGehee
Birth: November 23, 1875 24 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 19, 1957Leeper, Wayne, Missouri, United States
half-brother

William Clinton Hassell has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Christina Catherine Jonas - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hassell, Andrew JWM22headMFarmingMOMOMO
Hassell, Christena CWF28wifeMKeep HouseXXMOALTN
Megehee, Robert HWM7stepsonSXMOMOMO
Megehee, Mina JWF4stepdaughterSMOMOMO
Hassell, William CWM0 years 2 monthsAprsonSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Christina Catherine Jonas - Household

ED 155 Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hassell, CatherineheadWFNov184950Wd85TXTXTXFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Hassell, WilliamsonWMApr188020SMOMOTXFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Hassell, Simeon LsonWMAug188316SMOMOTXAt School5YesYesYes
Hassell, Henry CsonWMMar188713SMOMOTXAt School5YesYesYes
Hassell, LeonadaughterWFDec188910SMOMOTXAt School6YesYesYes
Hassell, Olliegrand daughterWFJun18936SMOMOTXAt School6YesYesYes