The Shemwell Family

William Lewis TaylorAge: 64 years19001964

Name
William Lewis Taylor
Given names
William Lewis
Surname
Taylor
Birth September 2, 1900 32 34
Birth of a siblingTaylor
about 1900
Death of a siblingTaylor
about 1900
Birth of a brotherSamuel Everett Taylor
July 21, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Maude Taylor
June 11, 1909 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherTaylor
about 1911 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherTaylor
about 1911 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterVirginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
May 5, 1912 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterVirginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
October 11, 1918 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 fatherJohn Harvey Fry Taylor
August 14, 1926 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherMary Caroline Coombes
May 22, 1927 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 41 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 brotherJames Thomas “Tom” Taylor
January 12, 1954 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 December 6, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1884Douglas, Missouri, United States
20 months
elder brother
James Thomas “Tom” Taylor
Birth: June 29, 1886 18 20Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 1954Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
14 months
elder sister
Louisa Jane Taylor
Birth: August 26, 1887 19 21Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1976Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
elder sister
Sarah Bertha Taylor
Birth: May 12, 1891 23 24Witty, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: August 28, 1976Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
elder sibling
Taylor
Birth: about 1892 23 25Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1892Douglas, Missouri, United States
5 years
elder sister
Stella Alma Taylor
Birth: May 14, 1897 29 30Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1995Ozark, Christian, Missouri, United States
4 years
sibling
Taylor
Birth: about 1900 31 33Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1900Douglas, Missouri, United States
8 months
himself
William Lewis Taylor
Birth: September 2, 1900 32 34Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1964Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
4 years
younger brother
Samuel Everett Taylor
Birth: July 21, 1904 36 38Witty, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1980Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
5 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Taylor
Birth: about 1911 42 44Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1911Douglas, Missouri, United States
16 months
younger sister
Virginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
Birth: May 5, 1912 44 45Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: October 11, 1918Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States