The Shemwell Family

Cleda Mae LeeperAge: 76 years19272004

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Cleda Mae Leeper
Given names
Cleda Mae
Surname
Leeper
Married name
Cleda Mae Shemwell
Birth November 21, 1927
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 months)

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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 22 years)
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Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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
Birth of a grandson
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Brett Samuel Shemwell
January 15, 1975 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 March 27, 2004 (Age 76 years)
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Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery
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Cleda Mae Leeper
Birth: November 21, 1927Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 2004Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
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Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr.
Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: April 12, 2009Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States
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Cleda Mae Leeper
Birth: November 21, 1927Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 2004Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
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