The Shemwell Family

William David UnderwoodAge: 87 years18661953

Name
William David Underwood
Given names
William David
Surname
Underwood
Birth March 26, 1866 43 23
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 months)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherQuincie Monroe Underwood
November 21, 1868 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a motherMary Susan Bushart
after 1870 (Age 3 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a parentDavid UnderwoodMary Catherine HincheyView this family
December 4, 1884 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterKatie Erin Underwood
December 6, 1885 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMinnie Bell PettyView this family
December 21, 1885 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Wallace Rice Underwood
July 16, 1888 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a half-brotherChester Corum Underwood
August 26, 1888 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Walter P Underwood
September 29, 1890 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLula Underwood
March 8, 1891 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mamie Underwood
August 1893 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Warren Fleetwood “Jack” Underwood
August 19, 1894 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 son
#5
Wilburn Dewey Underwood
May 10, 1899 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherDavid Underwood
April 22, 1900 (Age 34 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Willis Burrow Underwood
September 19, 1901 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
June 1, 1903 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Mary Sue “Susie” Underwood
January 11, 1907 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sonWalter P Underwood
September 16, 1907 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJames Edward HolcombMamie UnderwoodView this family
February 18, 1909 (Age 42 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childWallace Rice UnderwoodEthel S SeawrightView this family
June 8, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Death of a daughterMamie Underwood
before 1912 (Age 45 years)

Note: Not found after 1909. James remarried in 1912. -b
Marriage of a childWarren Fleetwood “Jack” UnderwoodIrma SeawrightView this family
June 13, 1915 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cecil Porter Underwood
January 27, 1917 (Age 50 years)
Death of a grandsonCecil Porter Underwood
March 21, 1917 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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 February 3, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childWilburn Dewey UnderwoodJewell Ettie HicksView this family
October 28, 1920 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
William Hiram Bunn
June 25, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childChester Ivo GivensMattie Jewel “Dollie” UnderwoodView this family
August 29, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Kathleen “Kathy” Givens
June 22, 1925 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Willodean Underwood
January 8, 1929 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 63 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Willis Fleet Underwood
June 27, 1933 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Rebecca P Underwood
August 25, 1935 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherQuincie Monroe Underwood
February 15, 1940 (Age 73 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 74 years)
Death of a wifeMinnie Bell Petty
April 17, 1943 (Age 77 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
William Hoyt Underwood
July 2, 1943 (Age 77 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Hoyt Underwood
July 11, 1943 (Age 77 years)
Marriage of a childWarren Fleetwood “Jack” UnderwoodEmma Edith PierceView this family
June 30, 1945 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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
Birth of a grandson
#8
Larry Wayne Underwood
December 30, 1946 (Age 80 years)
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 83 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 79 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 11, 1953 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bevil Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1864Henry, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger brother
-3 years
himself
Father’s family with Mary Catherine Hinchey - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 4, 1884Henry, Tennessee, United States
1 year
half-sister
Katie Erin Underwood
Birth: December 6, 1885 63 35Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1971Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Chester Corum Underwood
Birth: August 26, 1888 65 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1964Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-sister
Lula Underwood
Birth: March 8, 1891 68 40Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1982Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Family with Minnie Bell Petty - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 21, 1885Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Wallace Rice Underwood
Birth: July 16, 1888 22 19Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 1975Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Walter P Underwood
Birth: September 29, 1890 24 21Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1907Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
13 months
son
5 years
son
Wilburn Dewey Underwood
Birth: May 10, 1899 33 30Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 28, 1982Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
20 months
daughter
Mattie Jewel “Dollie” Underwood
Birth: June 1, 1903 37 34Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 7, 1981Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Sue “Susie” Underwood
Birth: January 11, 1907 40 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 1972Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William David Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Underwood, WilliamheadWMMar186634M14TNTNTNTNFarmer
Underwood, MinniewifeWFOct186831M1455TNTNTN
Underwood, WallacesonWMJul188911STNTNTNAt School
Underwood, WaltersonWMSep18909STNTNTNAt School
Underwood, MamiedaughterWFAug18936STNTNTN
Underwood, WarrensonWMAug18955STNTNTN
Underwood, WilburnsonWMMay18991STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William David Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Underwood, William DheadMW45M122TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Underwood, MinniewifeFW40M12286TNTNTN
Underwood, WallacesonMW21STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, Warren FsonMW12STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, WilburnsonMW10STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, WillissonMW8STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Underwood, DollydaughterFW6STNTNTN
Underwood, Mary SdaughterFW3STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William David Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Underwood, W DheadMW56MTNALALFarmerGeneral Farm
Underwood, MinniewifeFW50MTNTNTN
Underwood, WilburnsonMW20STNTNTNLaborerGeneral Farm
Underwood, WillissonMW18STNTNTNLaborerGeneral Farm
Underwood, DolliedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Underwood, Mary SuedaughterFW13STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Rice Underwood - Household

Highway 76 Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Underwood, Wallace RheadMW51MTNSame placeFarmer
Underwood, EthelXwifeFW49MTNSame place
Underwood, W DfatherMW75MTNSame place
Underwood, MinniemotherFW70MTNSame place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Rice Underwood - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Underwood, Wallace RheadMW61MarTNFarmerFarm
Underwood, EthelwifeFW59MarTN
Underwood, WillfatherMW84WdTN