The Shemwell Family

Laura Belle WilliamsAge: 72 years18891962

Name
Laura Belle Williams
Given names
Laura Belle
Surname
Williams
Birth November 1889 42 41
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsburn P Hood
September 21, 1895 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherMary Jane Hood
May 10, 1907 (Age 17 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Marriage of a parentGreen Asbury WilliamsCynthia Emaline MatlockView this family
January 31, 1911 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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/
Death of a brotherJesse Thomas Williams
May 29, 1921 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherGreen Asbury Williams
March 8, 1925 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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
Death of a brotherElza Arthur Williams
September 1, 1935 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Alfred Williams
September 11, 1935 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Belle Williams
1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 of a brotherRichard Alfred Williams
November 6, 1946 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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
Death of a sisterSarah Emaline Williams
November 17, 1958 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 August 1962 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1870Carroll, Arkansas, United States
14 months
elder sister
Martha Belle Williams
Birth: February 1871 23 23Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1940Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
22 months
elder brother
William Alfred Williams
Birth: December 8, 1872 25 24Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 11, 1935Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Sarah Emaline Williams
Birth: April 8, 1876 28 28Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1958Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
Richard Alfred Williams
Birth: June 15, 1878 30 30Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 6, 1946Carroll, Arkansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Ida Mae Williams
Birth: May 1882 34 34Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 21, 1964Carroll, Arkansas, United States
18 months
elder sister
Jemima Williams
Birth: October 26, 1883 36 35Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 11, 1966Carroll, Arkansas, United States
15 months
elder brother
Elza Arthur Williams
Birth: January 25, 1885 37 37Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 1, 1935Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Jesse Thomas Williams
Birth: January 10, 1888 40 40Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 29, 1921Carroll, Arkansas, United States
23 months
herself
Laura Belle Williams
Birth: November 1889 42 41Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1962Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Cynthia Emaline Matlock - View this family
father
step-mother
Cynthia Emaline Matlock
Birth: about 1862Arkansas, United States
Death: December 14, 1934Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: January 31, 1911Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Laura Belle Williams has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Williams, GreenheadWMJul184752M31ARTNTNFarmingNoNoYesOFF
Williams, Mary JwifeWF184852M3199ILILILNoNoYes
Williams, Ida MdaughterWFMay188218SARARILYesYesYes
Williams, MimadaughterWFOct188316SARARILYesYesYes
Williams, ElzisonWMJan188615SARARILNoNoYes
Williams, Jessee TsonWMJan188812SARARILYesYesYes
Williams, Laura BdaughterWFNov188910SARARILYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Green Asbury Williams - Household

Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Williams, Green AheadMW62WdMOTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesNoOFF
Williams, Jesse TsonMW21SARMOILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYes
Stanley, LauradaughterFW20WdARMOILEnglishNoneYesYesNo