The Shemwell Family

Marcellus Clay WilliamsAge: 77 years18531931

Name
Marcellus Clay Williams
Given names
Marcellus Clay
Surname
Williams
Birth April 24, 1853 33 26
Birth of a brotherFrancis M Williams
calculated 1855 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn C Williams
calculated 1857 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 19, 1860 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherC M Williams
calculated 1866 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterCarrie J Williams
September 1868 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 15 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a fatherMoses C Williams
January 19, 1870 (Age 16 years)
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 17 years)
MarriageMary Evelyn “Eva” HammondView this family
January 17, 1878 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Edward Williams
August 23, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ada Almelia Williams
September 1882 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams
July 1885 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Eugene Commodore Williams
November 1, 1886 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
June 15, 1889 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Evelena “Lena” Williams
December 28, 1895 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Ernest Williams
November 6, 1896 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
Birth of a daughter
#8
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
March 3, 1899 (Age 45 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Edward WilliamsMary LeeView this family
July 24, 1901 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lois Bernice Williams
June 30, 1903 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Robert Emmett Williams
February 21, 1904 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Edward WilliamsCecil Dora WrayView this family
November 19, 1904 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Wirta J Williams
December 13, 1905 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Earnest T Hodges
January 2, 1906 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childEugene Commodore WilliamsMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” StuartView this family
January 12, 1906 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Edra Williams
November 2, 1907 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childRunellsAda Almelia WilliamsView this family
estimated 1907 (Age 53 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Etta M Hodges
January 18, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Clarence Edward Williams
October 27, 1908 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Aubrey Euell Rowe
August 31, 1909 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Salita Wray Williams
October 7, 1909 (Age 56 years)
Death of a granddaughterEdra Williams
February 5, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Bruce AcuffEvelena “Lena” WilliamsView this family
December 27, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
William Edward “W E” Williams Jr.
December 17, 1911 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Otis Lee Hodges
calculated 1911 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Gladys Mary Williams
May 4, 1911 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Myrtle Hodges
calculated 1913 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Richard Eugene Williams
August 11, 1913 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sonEugene Commodore Williams
September 25, 1913 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Truman Wilson Williams
June 12, 1914 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Herman Wiley Hodges
May 1, 1915 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Evelyn Louise Acuff
October 22, 1915 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a grandsonEarnest T Hodges
February 27, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childErnest WilliamsMyrle E MillerView this family
March 3, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Bee HolderZephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” WilliamsView this family
May 5, 1917 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Garland Leon “Buck” Hodges
February 19, 1918 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Doyne Ernest Williams
August 3, 1918 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 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 64 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/
Marriage of a childWilliam Henry RoweAda Almelia WilliamsView this family
estimated 1919 (Age 65 years)

Census February 11, 1920 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Arthur Clay Rowe
September 23, 1920 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Ernest “Bill” StackhouseEvelena “Lena” WilliamsView this family
October 5, 1920 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Florene Allie Williams
November 20, 1920 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Kathryn Marie Williams
February 20, 1925 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Doyle Preston Hodges
April 16, 1925 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
William E “Billy” Stackhouse
May 22, 1926 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a grandson
#24
Charles Bryon Williams
January 10, 1928 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 76 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 29, 1930 (Age 77 years)
Death January 24, 1931 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1842
2 years
elder brother
William C Williams
Birth: calculated 1843 22 16Mississippi, United States
Death:
5 years
elder brother
Richard H Williams
Birth: calculated 1847 26 20Mississippi, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
James H Williams
Birth: calculated 1848 27 21Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
West H Williams
Birth: calculated 1850 29 23Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Francis M Williams
Birth: calculated 1855 34 28Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
John C Williams
Birth: calculated 1857 36 30Mississippi, United States
Death:
10 years
younger brother
C M Williams
Birth: calculated 1866 45 39Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Carrie J Williams
Birth: September 1868 48 41Mississippi, United States
Death: 1945Mangham, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Family with Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 17, 1878Rayville, Richland, Louisiana, United States
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
Ada Almelia Williams
Birth: September 1882 29 19Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1966North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
16 months
son
3 years
daughter
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
Birth: June 15, 1889 36 25Louisiana, United States
Death: March 17, 1977Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
7 years
daughter
10 months
son
2 years
daughter
5 years
son
Robert Emmett Williams
Birth: February 21, 1904 50 40Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 28, 1977North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Williams - Household

Tallahatchie, MS

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Moses C Williamshead40MWGinwright?AL
Louisa J Williamswife33FWAL
William C Williamsson17MWLaborerMS
Richard H Williamsson13MWMS
James H Williamsson12MWMS
West H Williamsson10MWMS
Marcellus C Williamsson7MWMS
Francis M Williamsdaughter5FWMS
John C Williamsson3MWMS

Hudson Williams next door -b

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - L J Williams - Household

Panola, Mississippi

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
L J Williamshead43MWFarmerMS
R B Williamsson24MWKeeping HouseMS
J H Williamsson21MWMS
W H Williamsson19MWMS
M C Williamsson17MWMS
F M Williamsson15MWMS
J C Williamsson12MWMS
C M Williamsson4MWMS
C J Williamsdaughter2FWMS
Hanks WFarmer39MWFarmerAL

The census has LJ as Male - ages match

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household

Richland, LA

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
M C WilliamsWM27headMFarmerMSMSMS
Mary E WilliamsWF25wifeMKeeping HouseLAMSMS
Carrie J WilliamsWF8younger sisterSAt SchoolMSMSMS
Francis M WilliamsWM25younger brotherSGin WrightMSMSMS

Mary & Carrie's ages & F & M BP wrong but names & place right -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household

Richland, LA

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clay WilliamsheadWMApr185347M22MSUNKUNKFarmer
Mary E WilliamswifeWFAug186237M2298LALALA
Ed WilliamssonWMAug188019MLAMSLA
Ada WilliamsdaughterWFSep188217MLAMSLA
Birdie WilliamsdaughterWFJul188514MLAMSLA
Eugene WilliamssonWMNov188713SLAMSLA
Annie WilliamsdaughterWFJun188910MLAMSLA
Lena WilliamsdaughterWFDec18934SLAMSLA
Ernest WilliamssonWMNov18973MLAMSLA
Lillie WilliamsdaughterWFMar18991MLAMSLA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household

Missouri, Clark, Ark

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Williams, Clay MheadMW56M32MSMSMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Williams, Mary EwifeFW48M3299LALAMS
Williams, LenadaughterFW17SLAMSLAFarmerLaborer
Williams, ErnestsonMW13SLAMSLA
Williams, ZepheydaughterFW11SLAMSLA
Williams, EmmettsonMW6SARMSLA
Runnels, AdadaughterFW27WdLAMSLA
Runnels, Aubreygrand sonMW2SARMSLA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household

Amity, Clark, Ark

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Williams, M CheadMW65MMSALALFarmerGeneral Farm
Williams, MarywifeFW56MLALAMS
Williams, EmmettsonMW16SARMSLA
Williams, Bernicegrand childFW16SARLALA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household

Amity, Clark, Ark

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Williams, M ClayheadMW76M25MSALALFarmerFarm
Williams, Mary EwifeFW66M18LALAMS