The Shemwell Family

William Smith “Willie” HallAge: 43 years18991942

Name
William Smith “Willie” Hall
Given names
William Smith
Surname
Hall
Nickname
Willie
Birth February 9, 1899 34 31
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterBertha Hall
about 1901 (Age 22 months)
Death of a fatherAlfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
January 15, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam M RagerMartha Belle “Mattie” ComptonView this family
1910 (Age 10 years)

Census April 30, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WWI Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 19 years)
Note: W. Compton is relative
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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/
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 motherMartha Belle “Mattie” Compton
November 22, 1938 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 August 8, 1942 (Age 43 years)
Cause of death: Cancer of the left kidney
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1891
8 years
himself
William Smith “Willie” Hall
Birth: February 9, 1899 34 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1942Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Bertha Hall
Birth: about 1901 36 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with William M Rager - View this family
step-father
William M Rager
Birth: January 1, 1847Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 14, 1917Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: 1910

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, AlfonzoheadWMMar186436M1KYKYTNFarmer
Hall, Mattie B BwifeWFMay186733M111KYKYKY
Hall, William SsonWMFeb18991SKYKYKY
Hall, Rebecca AmotherWFDec182871Wd11TNVAVA
Hall, George TbrotherWMJun186634SKYKYTNFarm Laborer
Hall, HermannephewWMNov188117SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Hall, EbernephewWMMar186614SKYKYKYFarm Laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William W Compton - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Compton, William WheadMW46M114KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Compton, Alice LwifeFW41M11421KYKYKY
Compton, Sidney AdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Hall, Martha BSisterFW42Wd22KYKYKY
Hall, WillienephewMW9SKYKYKY
Hall, BerthanieceFW8SKYKYKY

Military
W. Compton is relative
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William W Compton - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Compton, WilliamheadMW56WdKYKYKYFarmer
Compton, Sidney daughterFW22SKYKYKY
Hall, Williehired hand - nephewMW20SKYKYKYLaborer