The Shemwell Family

Edna Eileen GriffinAge: 76 years19211997

Name
Edna Eileen Griffin
Given names
Edna Eileen
Surname
Griffin
Married name
Edna Eileen Nash
Birth July 20, 1921
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 28 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 24 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 of a husbandHerbert Marion “Son” Nash
October 31, 1995 (Age 74 years)
Death September 4, 1997 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley View Cemetery
Family with Herbert Marion “Son” Nash - View this family
husband
herself
Edna Eileen Griffin
Birth: July 20, 1921Missouri, United States
Death: September 4, 1997Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
son
son
Private
Herbert Marion “Son” Nash + Irene Alma - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Irene Alma
Birth: about 1922Illinois, United States
Death: February 14, 1996Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1939
21 months
step-son
Lynn Arthur Nash
Birth: September 17, 1940 23 18Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: November 22, 2013Theodosia, Ozark, Missouri, United States

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