The Shemwell Family

William Lawrence Landers JrAge: 67 years19081975

Name
William Lawrence Landers Jr
Given names
William Lawrence
Surname
Landers
Name suffix
Jr
Birth February 22, 1908
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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
MarriageEmily Hatton PeytonView this family
December 16, 1935 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William L Landers III
January 31, 1944 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sonWilliam L Landers III
February 1, 1944 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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
Birth of a son
#2
Lytle Peyton Landers
July 15, 1946 (Age 38 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 37 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 27, 1975 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Family with Emily Hatton Peyton - View this family
himself
William Lawrence Landers Jr
Birth: February 22, 1908Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 27, 1975Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
wife
Emily Hatton Peyton
Birth: September 24, 1910 35 20Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 20, 2001Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: December 16, 1935Independence, Arkansas, United States
8 years
son
William L Landers III
Birth: January 31, 1944 35 33Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1, 1944Independence, Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
Lytle Peyton Landers
Birth: July 15, 1946 38 35Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 27, 2011Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Tommie Golden “Tula” Shemwell - Household

370 East Boswell Batesville, Independence, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Peyton, Tommie SheadFW60WdAR
Landers, Lawrenceson in lawMW42MarARManagerPicture Shop Business
Landers, Emily HdaughterFW39MarAR
Landers, Lytle Pgrand sonMW3NevAR