Violet Marie BurgessAge: 65 years1903–1969
- Name
- Violet Marie Burgess
- Given names
- Violet Marie
- Surname
- Burgess
- Married name
- Violet Marie Shemwell
 Birth | November 23, 1903 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 | Charles Howard Shemwell — View this family July 15, 1922 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Marie Shemwell April 16, 1923 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Laura Leigh Shemwell July 9, 1924 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joseph Howard “Joe” Shemwell April 29, 1928 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 2, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Agnes Minnie Shemwell February 22, 1934 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Browder Benton Bailey — Laura Leigh Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1942 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Benton Lee Bailey March 16, 1943 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joe Kenneth Bailey April 20, 1945 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 husband | Charles Howard Shemwell May 18, 1961 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Agnes Minnie Shemwell November 11, 1963 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 | July 29, 1969 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Family with Charles Howard Shemwell |
| husband |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Violet Marie Burgess Birth: November 23, 1903 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1969 — New Mexico, United States |
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Marriage: July 15, 1922 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Elizabeth Marie Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1923 23 19 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1984 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Laura Leigh Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1924 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 17, 2006 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Joseph Howard “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1928 28 24 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 1978 — Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Agnes Minnie Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1934 34 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1963 |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Howard Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Howard Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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