The Shemwell Family

Doyne Ernest WilliamsAge: 66 years19181984

Name
Doyne Ernest Williams
Given names
Doyne Ernest
Surname
Williams
Birth August 3, 1918 21 16
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 17 months)
Birth of a sisterFlorene Allie Williams
November 20, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMarcellus Clay Williams
January 24, 1931 (Age 12 years)
MarriageKatherine Gladys StinsonView this family
April 15, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Marriage of a parentErnest WilliamsVirgie Marie DanielView this family
November 2, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterFlorene Allie Williams
May 3, 1943 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 paternal grandmotherMary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond
January 15, 1947 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 October 25, 1984 (Age 66 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 3, 1917Saline, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: April 20, 1939Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
17 months
himself
Doyne Ernest Williams
Birth: August 3, 1918 21 16Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 25, 1984Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Florene Allie Williams
Birth: November 20, 1920 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: May 3, 1943Los Angeles, California, United States
Father’s family with Virgie Marie Daniel - View this family
father
step-mother
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
Family with Katherine Gladys Stinson - View this family
himself
Doyne Ernest Williams
Birth: August 3, 1918 21 16Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 25, 1984Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Katherine Gladys Stinson
Birth: October 24, 1919Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
Death: December 15, 1993Citrus Heights, Sacramento, California, United States
Marriage: April 15, 1940Comanche, Oklahoma, United States

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