Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” WilliamsAge: 82 years1899–1981
- Name
- Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
- Given names
- Zephyr Danella Lillie
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Zephyr Danella Lillie Sherwood
- Nickname
- Zeff
- Married name
- Zephyr Danella Lillie O'Riley
- Married name
- Zephyr Danella Lillie Holder
 Birth | March 3, 1899 45 35 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 14 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Emmett Williams February 21, 1904 (Age 4 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eugene Commodore Williams September 25, 1913 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Charles Bee Holder — View this family May 5, 1917 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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/ |
 Divorce | Charles Bee Holder — View this family March 11, 1923 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 3, 1930 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Marcellus Clay Williams January 24, 1931 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage | William A “Bill” Sherwood — View this family March 14, 1932 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Divorce | William A “Bill” Sherwood — View this family February 21, 1942 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 mother | Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond January 15, 1947 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a husband | Charles Bee Holder January 23, 1953 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 brother | William Edward Williams November 16, 1958 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada Almelia Williams February 2, 1966 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a husband | William A “Bill” Sherwood January 29, 1967 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Evelena “Lena” Williams April 17, 1967 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams June 17, 1969 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 sister | Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams March 17, 1977 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Emmett Williams May 28, 1977 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | March 10, 1981 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marcellus Clay Williams Birth: April 24, 1853 33 26 — Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States Death: January 24, 1931 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond Birth: August 10, 1863 33 30 — Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: January 15, 1947 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1878 — Rayville, Richland, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ada Almelia Williams Birth: September 1882 29 19 — Louisiana, United States Death: February 2, 1966 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams Birth: July 1885 32 21 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 17, 1969 — Union, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Eugene Commodore Williams Birth: November 1, 1886 33 23 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 25, 1913 — Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams Birth: June 15, 1889 36 25 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 17, 1977 — Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Evelena “Lena” Williams Birth: December 28, 1895 42 32 — Mangrum, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: April 17, 1967 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Ernest Williams Birth: November 6, 1896 43 33 — Mangham, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: March 7, 1986 |
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2 years herself |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams Birth: March 3, 1899 45 35 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 10, 1981 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Robert Emmett Williams Birth: February 21, 1904 50 40 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: May 28, 1977 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Thomas S O'Riley |
| husband |
Thomas S O'Riley Birth: calculated 1877 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States Death: |
| herself |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams Birth: March 3, 1899 45 35 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 10, 1981 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Family with William A “Bill” Sherwood |
| ex-husband |
William A “Bill” Sherwood Birth: calculated 1876 — Illinois, United States Death: January 29, 1967 — Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams Birth: March 3, 1899 45 35 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 10, 1981 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1932 — Comanche, Oklahoma, United States |
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Divorce: February 21, 1942 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| Family with Charles Bee Holder |
| ex-husband |
Charles Bee Holder Birth: October 19, 1886 — Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, United States Death: January 23, 1953 — Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams Birth: March 3, 1899 45 35 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 10, 1981 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: May 5, 1917 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
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Divorce: March 11, 1923 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents James Leonard Smith + Carrie J Williams
Mother's family (8)
Parents Robert Cornelius Jones + Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household
Richland, LA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household
Missouri, Clark, Ark
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