The Shemwell Family

William Estus RayAge: 22 years19231946

Name
William Estus Ray
Given names
William Estus
Surname
Ray
Birth November 26, 1923 21 21
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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
Census April 7, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEva Lesta Parham
July 25, 1944 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 23, 1946 (Age 22 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grassy Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
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father
Ernest Clayton Ray
Birth: July 16, 1902Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 4, 1974Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
mother
Jennie O Kemmer
Birth: July 10, 1902 34 31Tennessee, United States
Death: February 15, 1976Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: March 24, 1923Rhea, Tennessee, United States
8 months
himself
William Estus Ray
Birth: November 26, 1923 21 21Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1946Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Kemmer - Household

Grassy Cove Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kemmer, Robert EheadMW62M25TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Kemmer, EvawifeFW59M21TNTNTN
Kemmer, OscarsonMW34STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Kemmer, LittonsonMW24STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Kemmer, Ava Lee abdaughterFW21STNTNTN
Kemmer, Cleo abdaughterFW18STNTNTN
Kemmer, RobertsonMW16STNTNTN
Ray, JennydaughterFW27M21TNTNTN
Ray, Estusgrand sonMW7STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Kemmer - Household

Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kemmer, R EXheadMW72MTNSame houseFarmingFarm
Kemmer, EvawifeFW69MTNSame houseHousewife
Kemmer, OscarsonMW44STNSame houseFarmingFarm
Kemmer, RobertsonMW25MTNSame houseFarmingFarm
Caston, CleodaughterFW27MTNSame houseHouse work
Ray, Estesgrand sonMW16STNSame house