The Shemwell Family

William Arby GrayAge: 83 years18921975

Name
William Arby Gray
Given names
William Arby
Surname
Gray
Birth August 6, 1892 34 24
Birth of a brotherMylus Girstle Gray
August 4, 1897 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 18, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Death of a motherSarah Alice Maxwell
September 11, 1905 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 fatherWilliam Elbert Gray
December 5, 1926 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 49 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 57 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 brotherHarvey Genepthely Gray
August 1975 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 15, 1975 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: February 6, 1887Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Seretha Gray
Birth: 1889 31 20Arkansas, United States
Death: 1889Arkansas, United States
16 months
elder brother
Harvey Genepthely Gray
Birth: May 7, 1890 32 22Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1975Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
himself
William Arby Gray
Birth: August 6, 1892 34 24Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 15, 1975Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
5 years
younger brother
Mylus Girstle Gray
Birth: August 4, 1897 39 29Arkansas, United States
Death: November 27, 1984Conway, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Elbert Gray - Household

ED 11 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gray, William EheadWMAug185841M12ARARARFarmer4NoNoYesOFF
Gray, SarahwifeWFFeb186832M1243ARARARYesYesYes
Gray, HarveysonWMMay189010SARARARFarm Laborer52NoNoYes
Gray, ArbysonWMAug18927SARARAR
Gray, MilussonWMAug18972SARARAR