The Shemwell Family

Nancy Jane “Nannie” WilliamsAge: 88 years18801968

Name
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
Given names
Nancy Jane
Surname
Williams
Nickname
Nannie
Married name
Nancy Jane Buxton
Birth February 20, 1880 32 27
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 3 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Adalline “Addie” Williams
January 8, 1882 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterCharity Isabelle “Belle” Williams
April 14, 1884 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
August 16, 1886 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert L Williams
August 21, 1894 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherHerbert Holland Williams
April 21, 1898 (Age 18 years)
Associate: Holbert Thomas Williams
Birth of a brotherHolbert Thomas Williams
April 21, 1898 (Age 18 years)
Associate: Herbert Holland Williams
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
MarriageThomas Green BuxtonView this family
about 1900 (Age 19 years)

Census June 4, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Faye B Buxton
October 26, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherOrva Adaline Holland
March 29, 1909 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 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 37 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 husbandThomas Green Buxton
January 1, 1924 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childHosea N HarrisonFaye B BuxtonView this family
March 4, 1928 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherJames Robert Williams
January 16, 1929 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 motherMalinda Jane Thompson
August 29, 1933 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherRobert L Williams
July 1, 1942 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 69 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 brotherCharles Edward Williams
July 21, 1957 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
December 8, 1959 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterMary Adalline “Addie” Williams
March 6, 1963 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 March 27, 1968 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thompson Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1873Newton, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder brother
Charles Edward Williams
Birth: November 10, 1873 26 21Swars Prairie, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1957Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
James Andrew Williams
Birth: December 3, 1875 28 23Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 19, 1876Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Laura May Williams
Birth: April 2, 1878 30 25Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1879Newton, Missouri, United States
23 months
herself
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
Birth: February 20, 1880 32 27Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 27, 1968Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
23 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Sarah Edith “Sadie” Williams
Birth: August 16, 1886 39 33Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1959Jasper, Missouri, United States
8 years
younger brother
Robert L Williams
Birth: August 21, 1894 47 41Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 1, 1942Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger brother
Herbert Holland Williams
Birth: April 21, 1898 50 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: August 20, 1990Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
younger brother
Holbert Thomas Williams
Birth: April 21, 1898 50 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 3, 1982Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Thomas Green Buxton - View this family
husband
Thomas Green Buxton
Birth: July 26, 1873Missouri, United States
Death: January 1, 1924Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
herself
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams
Birth: February 20, 1880 32 27Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 27, 1968Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1900
7 years
daughter
Faye B Buxton
Birth: October 26, 1906 33 26Missouri, United States
Death: May 1978Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States

Nancy Jane “Nannie” Williams has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Williams, James RWM32headMFarmerMOTNTN
Williams, Malinda JWF27wifeMHousekeeperMOKYKY
Williams, Charles EWM6sonSMOMOMO
Williams, Nannie JWF3mMardaughterSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Robert Williams - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Williams, James RheadWMAug184752M27MOTNTNFarmer
Williams, Malinda JwifeWFSep185247M27108MOKYKY
Williams, Nancy JdaughterWFFeb188020SMOMOMO
Williams, Mary AdaughterWFJan188218SMOMOMO
Williams, Charity IdaughterWFApr188416SMOMOMO
Williams, Sarah EdaughterWFAug188613SMOMOMO
Williams, Robert LsonWMAug18945SMOMOMO
Williams, HerbertsonWMApr18982SMOMOMO
Williams, HolbertsonWMApr18982SMOMOMO