The Shemwell Family

Ernest WilliamsAge: 89 years18961986

Name
Ernest Williams
Given names
Ernest
Surname
Williams
Birth November 6, 1896 43 33
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 months)
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 sisterZephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
March 3, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Emmett Williams
February 21, 1904 (Age 7 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherEugene Commodore Williams
September 25, 1913 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageMyrle E MillerView this family
March 3, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Doyne Ernest Williams
August 3, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Florene Allie Williams
November 20, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 19, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherMarcellus Clay Williams
January 24, 1931 (Age 34 years)
DivorceMyrle E MillerView this family
April 20, 1939 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childDoyne Ernest WilliamsKatherine Gladys StinsonView this family
April 15, 1940 (Age 43 years)
MarriageVirgie Marie DanielView this family
November 2, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a daughterFlorene Allie Williams
May 3, 1943 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Death of a motherMary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond
January 15, 1947 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 brotherWilliam Edward Williams
November 16, 1958 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterAda Almelia Williams
February 2, 1966 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterEvelena “Lena” Williams
April 17, 1967 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterMary Bertha “Bertie” Williams
June 17, 1969 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 sisterAnnie Laurie “Louise” Williams
March 17, 1977 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Emmett Williams
May 28, 1977 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterZephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
March 10, 1981 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sonDoyne Ernest Williams
October 25, 1984 (Age 87 years)
Death March 7, 1986 (Age 89 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 17, 1878Rayville, Richland, Louisiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Ada Almelia Williams
Birth: September 1882 29 19Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1966North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
16 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
Birth: June 15, 1889 36 25Louisiana, United States
Death: March 17, 1977Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
7 years
elder sister
10 months
himself
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Robert Emmett Williams
Birth: February 21, 1904 50 40Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 28, 1977North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Family with Myrle E Miller - View this family
himself
ex-wife
Marriage: March 3, 1917Saline, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: April 20, 1939Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
17 months
son
Doyne Ernest Williams
Birth: August 3, 1918 21 16Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 25, 1984Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Florene Allie Williams
Birth: November 20, 1920 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: May 3, 1943Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Virgie Marie Daniel - View this family
himself
wife
Virgie Marie Daniel
Birth: August 12, 1910Lonoke, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 1, 2003Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: November 2, 1940Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Ernest Williams has 10 first cousins recorded

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 - Ernest Williams - Household

208 North Ringo Street Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Williams, ErnestheadMW22MLAMSLAFiremanRailroad
Williams, MyrlewifeFW18MARMOMO
Williams, DoynesonMW1-4mSARLAAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ernest Williams - Household

1505 Sycamore Street North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Williams, ErnestheadMW33M20LAMSLAFiremanR Road
Williams, E MyrlewifeFW28M15ARMOMI
Williams, E DoynesonMW11SARLAAR
Williams, A FlorenedaughterFW9SARLAAR