The Shemwell Family

William Edward BurnettAge: 58 years19001959

Name
William Edward Burnett
Given names
William Edward
Surname
Burnett
Birth September 19, 1900 32 32

Note: or September 21, 1900
Birth of a sisterGrace Fay “Gracie” Burnett
June 28, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 9 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
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/
Census March 27, 1920 (Age 19 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
Death of a fatherJames Paschal Burnett
November 20, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Ophila Burnett
April 24, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherSusanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell
October 18, 1942 (Age 42 years)
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
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 June 9, 1959 (Age 58 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 29, 1890Graves, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder sister
Nora Alice Burnett
Birth: September 14, 1891 23 23Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 1968Graves, Kentucky, United States
21 months
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Vera Ann Burnett
Birth: February 25, 1898 29 29Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 1997Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
William Edward Burnett
Birth: September 19, 1900 32 32
Death: June 9, 1959Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett
Birth: June 28, 1904 36 36Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 16, 1962Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
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himself
William Edward Burnett
Birth: September 19, 1900 32 32
Death: June 9, 1959Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private

William Edward Burnett has 26 first cousins recorded

Birth
or September 21, 1900
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burnett, James PheadMW41M19KYNCKYfarmer
Burnett, Susie MwifeFW42M1966KYNCTN
Burnett, Martha OdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Burnett, RuthdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Burnett, Vera AdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Burnett, Willie EsonMW9MKYKYKY
Burnett, GraciedaughterFW6SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Burnett, James headMW50MKYKYKYfarmer
Burnett, ElizawifeFW47MKYNCTN
Burnett, Vera daughterFW22SKYKYKYteachercommon school
Burnett, WilliiesonMW19MKYKYKY
Burnett, FaudaughterFW17SKYKYKY