The Shemwell Family

William Batson “Willie” SneedAge: 43 years18931937

Name
William Batson “Willie” Sneed
Given names
William Batson
Surname
Sneed
Nickname
Willie
Birth June 30, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
MarriageKatie May HewellView this family
January 1, 1915 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret Elizabeth Sneed
February 19, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 daughter
#2
Bessie Emile Sneed
January 19, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 17, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Death of a daughterBessie Emile Sneed
June 30, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Dorothy Jane Sneed
May 8, 1921 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Hewell Sneed
December 15, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 16, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Death April 23, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pecan Grove Cemetery
Family with Katie May Hewell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 1, 1915Collin, Texas, United States
14 months
daughter
23 months
daughter
Bessie Emile Sneed
Birth: January 19, 1918 24 25Jenks, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 30, 1920Dallas, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Dorothy Jane Sneed
Birth: May 8, 1921 27 29Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States
Death: May 20, 2010Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
son
William Hewell Sneed
Birth: December 15, 1924 31 32Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States
Death: September 4, 1972San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Batson “Willie” Sneed - Household

Waddill McKinney, Collin, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sneed, William BheadMW25MTXTNTXCommercialTraveler B & Station?
Sneed, MaywifeFW24MTXTXTX
Sneed, MargaretdaughterFW3-6mSTXTXTX
Sneed, BessiedaughterFW1-11mSTXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Batson “Willie” Sneed - Household

East Main Street Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sneed, William BheadMW36M21TXTXTXMechanical EngineerGasoline Plant
Sneed, Katie MwifeFW37M23TXTNAL
Sneed, MargaretdaughterFW14STXTXTX
Sneed, Dorothy JdaughterFW8STXTXTX
Sneed, William HsonMW5STXTXTX