The Shemwell Family

Walter Fenemore WomackAge: 54 years18711926

Name
Walter Fenemore Womack
Given names
Walter Fenemore
Surname
Womack
Birth December 18, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
MarriageClara Dona “Donie” HollandView this family
January 14, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alma Lee Womack
June 7, 1904 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Lawrence Womack
August 1, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Clara Mabel Womack
September 21, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruth Elizabeth Womack
February 28, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Roy Parker Womack
December 27, 1916 (Age 45 years)
Note: Born on same day as Roy (twin?). Says 5th Child 5 living.. 1920 Census lists all 5 children, does not list John.. Changed Name? -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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/
Marriage of a childLouis Monroe SmithAlma Lee WomackView this family
August 20, 1922 (Age 50 years)
Death March 31, 1926 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Centerton Cemetery
Family with Clara Dona “Donie” Holland - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 14, 1900Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Alma Lee Womack
Birth: June 7, 1904 32 26Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 29, 1953Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
5 years
son
Henry Lawrence Womack
Birth: August 1, 1909 37 31Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 18, 1995Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Clara Mabel Womack
Birth: September 21, 1910 38 33Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 21, 1975Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
17 months
daughter
Ruth Elizabeth Womack
Birth: February 28, 1912 40 34Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 6, 1957Benton, Arkansas, United States
5 years
son
Roy Parker Womack
Birth: December 27, 1916 45 39Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 30, 1941Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, United States

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