The Shemwell Family

William Harmon ChismAge: 76 years18941971

Name
William Harmon Chism
Given names
William Harmon
Surname
Chism
Birth October 29, 1894 21 19
Birth of a sisterEva Christina Chism
July 29, 1898 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 maternal grandmotherBelfame “Bell” Johnson
1900 (Age 5 years)
Census June 17, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterFamie Jewel Chism
1901 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Elma Chism
May 12, 1903 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterZora Belle Chism
June 6, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Roscoe Chism
April 16, 1908 (Age 13 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Reno Chism
February 2, 1911 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherNellie Eldora Harrington
October 30, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Marriage of a parentDavid Obediah ChismAlta Maud AdamsView this family
July 21, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 half-brotherCarroll Cecil Chism
September 13, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Parker Chism
February 3, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 fatherDavid Obediah Chism
October 1, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 sisterFamie Jewel Chism
March 14, 1950 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 brotherThomas Reno Chism
December 6, 1966 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 July 15, 1971 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lanty Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 8, 1892Conway, Arkansas, United States
23 months
himself
William Harmon Chism
Birth: October 29, 1894 21 19Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 15, 1971Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Eva Christina Chism
Birth: July 29, 1898 25 22Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 19, 1983Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Famie Jewel Chism
Birth: 1901 28 25Arkansas, United States
Death: March 14, 1950Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Elma Chism
Birth: May 12, 1903 30 27Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 13, 1975Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Zora Belle Chism
Birth: June 6, 1905 32 29Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1992Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Roscoe Chism
Birth: April 16, 1908 35 32Arkansas, United States
Death: May 1, 1990Grandview, Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Reno Chism
Birth: February 2, 1911 38 35Arkansas, United States
Death: December 6, 1966Conway, Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Alta Maud Adams - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 21, 1918Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
14 months
half-brother
Carroll Cecil Chism
Birth: September 13, 1919 46 37McClaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 22, 1979Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States
5 years
half-brother
William Parker Chism
Birth: February 3, 1925 52 43McClaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States

William Harmon Chism has 33 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - David Obediah Chism - Household

ED 10 Nichols, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Chism, David OheadWMDec187326M7ARARARFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Chism, Nellie EwifeWFOct187524M742ARTNYesYesYes
Chism, William HsonWMOct18945SARARAR
Chism, Evie EdaughterWFJul18981SARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - David Obediah Chism - Household

ED 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Chism, David OheadMW36M17ARARAREnglishFarmerGerneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Chism, Nallie EwifeFW34M1786ARTNMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Chism, William HsonMW15SARARAREnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Chism, Ivie EdaughterFW11SARARAREnglishFarm laborerHome FarmWNo0YesNoYes
Chism, Fannie JdaughterFW9SARARAREnglishNoneYes
Chism, Mary EdaughterFW6SARARARNoneNo
Chism, ZoradaughterFW4SARARARNone
Chism, James RsonMW2SARARARNone