The Shemwell Family

William Henry Rowe1886

Name
William Henry Rowe
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Rowe
Birth about 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/
MarriageAda Almelia WilliamsView this family
estimated 1919 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Arthur Clay Rowe
September 23, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 17, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Edwin “Billy” Rowe
May 5, 1946 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Randel Lee Rowe
July 21, 1948 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonArthur Clay Rowe
May 12, 1953 (Age 67 years)
Cause: Burns in oil field
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 wifeAda Almelia Williams
February 2, 1966 (Age 80 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Edwin “Billy” Rowe
March 21, 1969 (Age 83 years)
Cause: gunshot wounds from American fire while on patrol
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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
Deathunknown

Family with Ada Almelia Williams - View this family
himself
wife
Ada Almelia Williams
Birth: September 1882 29 19Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1966North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: estimated 1919
21 months
son
Arthur Clay Rowe
Birth: September 23, 1920 34 38Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States
Death: May 12, 1953Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States
Runells + Ada Almelia Williams - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Ada Almelia Williams
Birth: September 1882 29 19Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1966North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: estimated 1907
3 years
step-son
Aubrey Euell Rowe
Birth: August 31, 1909 26Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 4, 1960Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

No family available

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William H Rowe - Household

2196 Bideker Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rowe, Will HheadMW44M23ALUSUSContractorBuilding Co.
Rowe, AdawifeFW46M25LAALLA
Rowe, Aubreystep sonMW21MARALLAEngineerRail Road
Rowe, ArthursonMW9MTXALLA