The Shemwell Family

William Frank PercicAge: 77 years19091986

Name
William Frank Percic
Given names
William Frank
Surname
Percic
Birth July 15, 1909 30 21
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 9 months)
Birth of a brotherFrank Percic
July 19, 1911 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph John Percic
March 19, 1913 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Dolores Percic
February 6, 1915 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterOlga Marilyn Percic
February 12, 1917 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 brotherMichael Percic Jr.
before 1920 (Age 10 years)

Census June 20, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Percic
October 27, 1929 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 15, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Doris Percic
April 30, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
October 16, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 granddaughter
#1
Paula Johnette Percic
January 20, 1948 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John T “Smiley” Percic
March 24, 1950 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 motherDorathea Bezjak
December 27, 1954 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherMichael “Mike” Percic
August 1968 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 of a wifeAnna Boyt
April 1979 (Age 69 years)
Death August 17, 1986 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Anthony Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1905
2 years
elder brother
Michael Percic Jr.
Birth: about 1906 26 18Ohio, United States
Death: before 1920
18 months
elder sister
Alma Percic
Birth: July 5, 1907 28 19Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: October 17, 1990Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
2 years
himself
William Frank Percic
Birth: July 15, 1909 30 21Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: August 17, 1986Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
younger brother
Frank Percic
Birth: July 19, 1911 32 23Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: May 21, 2004Mahoning, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
20 months
younger brother
Joseph John Percic
Birth: March 19, 1913 34 25Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: January 21, 1997New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
23 months
younger sister
Anna Dolores Percic
Birth: February 6, 1915 36 27Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: November 10, 1990
2 years
younger sister
Olga Marilyn Percic
Birth: February 12, 1917 38 29Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 13, 2012Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Family with Anna Boyt - View this family
himself
William Frank Percic
Birth: July 15, 1909 30 21Lowellville, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Death: August 17, 1986Pennsylvania, United States
wife
Anna Boyt
Birth: April 27, 1913Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 1979Pennsylvania, United States
son
William Percic
Birth: October 27, 1929 20 16Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: December 15, 2012Waller, Waller, Texas, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Doris Percic
Birth: April 30, 1933 23 20Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: November 2, 1995Pennsylvania, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Michael “Mike” Percic - Household

Jackson Street Poland, Mahoning, Ohio

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Percic, MichaelheadMW30M5Austria - CroationAustria - CroationAustria - Croation1898EnglishMerchantSaloon
Percic, DorawifeFW21M533Austria - CroationAustria - CroationAustria - Croation1895English
Percic, Michael Jr.sonMW4SOHAustria - CroationAustria - Croation
Percic, AlmadaughterFW2SOHAustria - CroationAustria - Croation
Percic, WilliamsonMW8mSOHAustria - CroationAustria - Croation

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Michael “Mike” Percic - Household

Bessemer, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Percic, MikeheadMW39M19071904AustriaCroationAustriaCroationAustriaCroationTransfer Man?? Truck
Bezjak, DorothywifeFW30M18951904AustriaAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, ElmadaughterFW13SOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, WilliamsonMW9MOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, FranksonMW8MOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, JoesonMW7MOHAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, AnnadaughterFW4-11mSPAAustriaCroationAustriaCroation
Percic, OlgadaughterFW2-9mSPAAustriaCroationAustriaCroation

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Frank Percic - Household

North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Percic, WilliamheadMW20M20OHItalyItalyTruck ManHimself
Percic, AnnawifeFW16M16PAYugoslaviaYugoslavia
Percic, WilliamsonMW6mSPAOHPA

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