The Shemwell Family

Willis Fleet UnderwoodAge: 50 years19331983

Name
Willis Fleet Underwood
Given names
Willis Fleet
Surname
Underwood
Birth June 27, 1933 31 16
MarriageSylvia Eleanor PaneView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterRebecca P Underwood
August 25, 1935 (Age 2 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMinnie Bell Petty
April 17, 1943 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hoyt Underwood
July 2, 1943 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hoyt Underwood
July 11, 1943 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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 brotherLarry Wayne Underwood
December 30, 1946 (Age 13 years)
Census May 2, 1950 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam David Underwood
August 11, 1953 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 fatherWillis Burrow Underwood
August 1957 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 of a wifeSylvia Eleanor Pane
1982 (Age 48 years)
Death August 18, 1983 (Age 50 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cadillac Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
himself
Willis Fleet Underwood
Birth: June 27, 1933 31 16Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 18, 1983Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
2 years
younger sister
8 years
younger brother
William Hoyt Underwood
Birth: July 2, 1943 41 26Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 11, 1943Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Larry Wayne Underwood
Birth: December 30, 1946 45 30Michigan, United States
Death: July 4, 2017Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
sister
Private
Family with Sylvia Eleanor Pane - View this family
himself
Willis Fleet Underwood
Birth: June 27, 1933 31 16Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 18, 1983Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
wife
Sylvia Eleanor Pane
Birth: June 6, 1932Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: 1982Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage:

Willis Fleet Underwood has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Willis Burrow Underwood - Household

1007 W. Depot Paris, Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Underwood, Willis BXheadMW38MTNRHenryTNLaborerR & N ?? Co.
Underwood, Lydia L CwifeFW23MKYRHenryTNMachine OperatorShirt Factory
Underwood, Willis FsonMW6MTNRHenryTN
Underwood, Rebecca PdaughterFW4MTNRHenryTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Willis Burrow Underwood - Household

11830 PArk Grove Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Underwood, Willis BheadMW47MarTNTrucking Dept.Rubber Co.
Underwood, LydiawifeFW33MarKYCleaning WomanDoctors Office
Underwood, Willis FsonMW16NevTN
Underwood, RebeccadaughterFW14NevTN
Underwood, WaynesonMW3NevMI