The Shemwell Family

Mary Evelyn “Eva” HammondAge: 83 years18631947

Name
Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond
Given names
Mary Evelyn
Nickname
Eva
Surname
Hammond
Married name
Mary Evelyn Williams
Birth August 10, 1863 33 30
Death of a fatherDaniel Jefferson Hammond
September 8, 1863 (Age 29 days)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 5 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
MarriageMarcellus Clay WilliamsView this family
January 17, 1878 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Rhymes
February 28, 1879 (Age 15 years)

Census June 2, 1880 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Edward Williams
August 23, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ada Almelia Williams
September 1882 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams
July 1885 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Eugene Commodore Williams
November 1, 1886 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
June 15, 1889 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Evelena “Lena” Williams
December 28, 1895 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Ernest Williams
November 6, 1896 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 35 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Edward WilliamsMary LeeView this family
July 24, 1901 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lois Bernice Williams
June 30, 1903 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Robert Emmett Williams
February 21, 1904 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Edward WilliamsCecil Dora WrayView this family
November 19, 1904 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
June 3, 1905 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Wirta J Williams
December 13, 1905 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Earnest T Hodges
January 2, 1906 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childEugene Commodore WilliamsMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” StuartView this family
January 12, 1906 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Edra Williams
November 2, 1907 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childRunellsAda Almelia WilliamsView this family
estimated 1907 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Etta M Hodges
January 18, 1908 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Clarence Edward Williams
October 27, 1908 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Aubrey Euell Rowe
August 31, 1909 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Salita Wray Williams
October 7, 1909 (Age 46 years)
Death of a granddaughterEdra Williams
February 5, 1910 (Age 46 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Bruce AcuffEvelena “Lena” WilliamsView this family
December 27, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Otis Lee Hodges
calculated 1911 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Gladys Mary Williams
May 4, 1911 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
William Edward “W E” Williams Jr.
December 17, 1911 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Myrtle Hodges
calculated 1913 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Richard Eugene Williams
August 11, 1913 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sonEugene Commodore Williams
September 25, 1913 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Truman Wilson Williams
June 12, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Herman Wiley Hodges
May 1, 1915 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Evelyn Louise Acuff
October 22, 1915 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 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 53 years)
Marriage of a childErnest WilliamsMyrle E MillerView this family
March 3, 1917 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Bee HolderZephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” WilliamsView this family
May 5, 1917 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Garland Leon “Buck” Hodges
February 19, 1918 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Doyne Ernest Williams
August 3, 1918 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 years)

Census February 11, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Arthur Clay Rowe
September 23, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Ernest “Bill” StackhouseEvelena “Lena” WilliamsView this family
October 5, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Florene Allie Williams
November 20, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Kathryn Marie Williams
February 20, 1925 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Doyle Preston Hodges
April 16, 1925 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
William E “Billy” Stackhouse
May 22, 1926 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#24
Charles Bryon Williams
January 10, 1928 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 66 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 66 years)
Death of a husbandMarcellus Clay Williams
January 24, 1931 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam A “Bill” SherwoodZephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” WilliamsView this family
March 14, 1932 (Age 68 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childErnest WilliamsVirgie Marie DanielView this family
November 2, 1940 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterVirginia Ann “Bama” Hammond
February 8, 1941 (Age 77 years)
Death of a granddaughterFlorene Allie Williams
May 3, 1943 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 82 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 January 15, 1947 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 24, 1849Franklin, Louisiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Virginia Ann “Bama” Hammond
Birth: August 1852 22 19New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: February 8, 1941Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
1 month
elder sister
5 years
elder brother
William Allen Hammond
Birth: March 15, 1857 27 24Louisiana, United States
Death: November 4, 1862
6 years
herself
Family with Marcellus Clay Williams - View this family
husband
herself
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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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

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammonds - Household

Amity Center Ridge Road Amity Clark AK

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Williams, Mary EheadFW76MLASame Place

Living alone

Note
From: <cbwillams@webtv.net> Subject: [WILLIAMS] Williams Birth &marriage Records Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 18:50:20 -0600 (CST) Seeking info on Marcellus Clay Williams b 4-24-53 Tallahasse.cty Miss. Married Mary Evelyn Hammonds b 8-10-1863 in Rayville,La,on 1-17-1878 Mary Evelyn was daughter of Daniel & Mary Hammonds of Rayville La. Marcellus & Mary Evelyn were my grand parents,seeking info on my Ggrandparents Any help will be greatfully apperciated Charles,