The Shemwell Family

William Haywood Martin1890

Name
William Haywood Martin
Given names
William Haywood
Surname
Martin
Birth November 18, 1890 30 25
Birth of a sisterEula Eleanor Martin
June 1, 1895 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Henry Harrison McMillan
April 29, 1896 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Birth of a brotherJames D Martin
November 30, 1898 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Alston
February 28, 1902 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherGrady McMIllan Martin
November 28, 1905 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 Haywood Martin
October 4, 1922 (Age 31 years)
Death of a brotherJames D Martin
September 27, 1929 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 51 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 motherEmma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan
September 7, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 brotherGrady McMIllan Martin
March 9, 1960 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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
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father
mother
Marriage: May 9, 1888Decatur, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
William Haywood Martin
Birth: November 18, 1890 30 25Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
younger sister
Eula Eleanor Martin
Birth: June 1, 1895 34 29Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
James D Martin
Birth: November 30, 1898 38 33Tennessee, United States
Death: September 27, 1929Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger brother
Grady McMIllan Martin
Birth: November 28, 1905 45 40Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 9, 1960Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States

William Haywood Martin has 3 first cousins recorded

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