The Shemwell Family

James Harris “Jim” WilliamsAge: 63 years18831946

Name
James Harris “Jim” Williams
Given names
James Harris
Surname
Williams
Nickname
Jim
Birth March 23, 1883 24 20
Birth of a sisterMary Jeanette “Netti” Williams
November 1885 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Archibald “Archie” Williams
June 21, 1887 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHafford Williams
June 1889 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoshua Crudup “Crude” Hinchey
March 18, 1907 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherLazarus M “Ladd” Williams
August 23, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Cancer of the face & old age.
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Jane Waller
May 26, 1912 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 January 1, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Archibald “Archie” Williams
January 18, 1921 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Tubercular Meningitis
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ola Earldean Williams
March 24, 1922 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret Frances Williams
June 5, 1924 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Patton Williams
February 3, 1925 (Age 41 years)
Address: 2469 Harvard
Cause: Toxemia
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 1, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Leatrice Williams
about 1932 (Age 48 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 62 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 April 23, 1946 (Age 63 years)
Burial April 24, 1946 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 12, 1882Henry, Tennessee, United States
11 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
20 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Hafford Williams
Birth: June 1889 31 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death:
Family with Francis Rebecca Hancock - View this family
himself
wife
son
Private
daughter
Ola Earldean Williams
Birth: March 24, 1922 39 19Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 2010Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Margaret Frances Williams
Birth: June 5, 1924 41 21Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 5, 1972Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States
9 years
daughter
Leatrice Williams
Birth: about 1932 48 29Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1968North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

James Harris “Jim” Williams has 30 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Patton Williams - Household

Dist. 11 Henry, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupation
George WilliamsheadWMMay 185841M18--TNNCVAFarmer
Ann WilliamswifeWFJul 186237M1884TNTNTN
James H WilliamssonWMMar 188317S---TNTNTN
Netti WilliamsdaughterWFNov 188514S---TNTNTN
Archie WilliamssonWMJun 188712S---TNTNTN
Hafford WilliamsdaughterWFJun 188910S---TNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Patton Williams - Household

Ward 33 Princeton St. Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
George P. WilliamsHeadRMW60MYTNTNTNYCarpenterPublic
Francis A. WilliamswifeFW56MYTNNCVAY
Jimmie WilliamssonMW36SYTNTNTNYMachinistSaw mill

Notes: Next door to Archie