The Shemwell Family

George Yoshio KumasawaAge: 64 years19121976

Name
George Yoshio Kumasawa
Given names
George Yoshio
Surname
Kumasawa
Birth September 8, 1912 31 31
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
Birth of a brotherHugh Sachio Kumasawa
May 12, 1919 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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
Death of a brotherFrank Teruo Kumasawa
February 23, 1932 (Age 19 years)
MarriageEdna Yayoko TakahiraView this family
January 22, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eileen Yayoko Kumasawa
January 17, 1936 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Kenneth Kenji Kumasawa
July 16, 1939 (Age 26 years)
MarriageAlyce Fusaye HiyamaView this family
August 9, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 fatherCharles Takashi Kumasawa
July 29, 1946 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rita Marie “Ritter” Shemwell
June 16, 1952 (Age 39 years)
Note: Biological father was James Douglas Sherwood September 27, 2013 by: Brian Shemwell
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 motherTaka “Take” Kimeda
February 26, 1960 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Kevin K Morris
June 23, 1961 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Karl Junior Morris
August 2, 1964 (Age 51 years)
Death of a grandsonKevin K Morris
October 24, 1969 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherRoy Masao Kumasawa
April 12, 1975 (Age 62 years)
Burial of a brotherRoy Masao Kumasawa
April 15, 1975 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 December 26, 1976 (Age 64 years)
Burial December 29, 1976 (3 days after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 9, 1904Columbia, Washington, United States
2 years
elder sister
Ellen Shizuko Kumasawa
Birth: about 1905 23 23Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States
Death: about 1905Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States
21 months
elder sister
Yonaco “Yono” Kumasawa
Birth: September 26, 1906 25 25Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States
Death: December 16, 1906Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States
19 months
elder brother
Frank Teruo Kumasawa
Birth: May 5, 1908 26 26Okayama, Japan
Death: February 23, 1932Seattle, King, Washington, United States
19 months
elder brother
Roy Masao Kumasawa
Birth: November 28, 1909 28 28Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: April 12, 1975Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
himself
7 years
younger brother
Hugh Sachio Kumasawa
Birth: May 12, 1919 37 37La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States
Death: June 30, 1990Tokyo, Japan
Family with Edna Yayoko Takahira - View this family
himself
wife
Edna Yayoko Takahira
Birth: November 14, 1916 30 18Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States
Death: December 26, 1991Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: January 22, 1935Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
1 year
daughter
4 years
son
Kenneth Kenji Kumasawa
Birth: July 16, 1939 26 22Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Death: December 12, 2015Redmond, King, Washington, United States
Family with Alyce Fusaye Hiyama - View this family
himself
wife
Alyce Fusaye Hiyama
Birth: June 12, 1912Fresno, California, United States
Death: December 23, 1992Woodinville, King, Washington, United States
Marriage: August 9, 1944Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Jack Seichi Sakamoto + Edna Yayoko Takahira - View this family
wife’s husband
Jack Seichi Sakamoto
Birth: October 6, 1913Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
Death: December 12, 1962Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Edna Yayoko Takahira
Birth: November 14, 1916 30 18Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States
Death: December 26, 1991Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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