The Shemwell Family

Grace Evelyn BurkeAge: 86 years19372023

Name
Grace Evelyn Burke
Given names
Grace Evelyn
Surname
Burke
Married name
Grace Evelyn Arvin
Married name
Grace Evelyn Baker
Married name
Grace Evelyn Yerty
Birth January 22, 1937 23 22
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Riley Robinson
April 28, 1937 (Age 3 months)
Birth of a sisterBetty Lou Burke
April 3, 1939 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Edward Burke
February 5, 1941 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherErnest Ewing Burke
December 17, 1942 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 4 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 12 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 son
#1
Timothy Wayne “Timmy” Baker
July 11, 1963 (Age 26 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma D Bidwell
May 9, 1966 (Age 29 years)

MarriageKenneth George “Kenny” YertyView this family
August 3, 1973 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 8 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 paternal grandmotherMaude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner
January 8, 1979 (Age 41 years)
Death of a husbandKenneth George “Kenny” Yerty
February 3, 1981 (Age 44 years)
MarriageWilliam Thomas Franklin ArvinView this family
August 31, 1984 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Elzie Burke
October 18, 1988 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sisterBetty Lou Burke
January 12, 1993 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherFrankie Frances Robinson
February 2, 2000 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterGladys Ann Burke
February 3, 2002 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Edward Burke
July 4, 2003 (Age 66 years)
Death of a husbandRichard Lee Baker
May 2, 2005 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a husbandRichard Lee Baker
May 4, 2005 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Louise Burke
December 27, 2012 (Age 75 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Thomas Franklin Arvin
January 13, 2021 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sonTimothy Wayne “Timmy” Baker
September 19, 2023 (Age 86 years)
Death December 27, 2023 (Age 86 years)
Burial January 3, 2024 (7 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West
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father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
Gladys Ann Burke
Birth: November 8, 1933 20 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 2002Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
19 months
elder sister
Dorothy Louise Burke
Birth: June 13, 1935 22 20Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2012Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
19 months
herself
2 years
younger sister
Betty Lou Burke
Birth: April 3, 1939 25 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1993Easton, Talbot, Maryland, United States
22 months
younger brother
Thomas Edward Burke
Birth: February 5, 1941 27 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 4, 2003Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Lola Alice Powell - View this family
father
step-mother
Lola Alice Powell
Birth: December 30, 1917Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 24, 1989Warren, Kentucky, United States
half-sister
Private
half-sister
Private
Family with William Thomas Franklin Arvin - View this family
husband
William Thomas Franklin Arvin
Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 13, 2021Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: August 31, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Richard Lee Baker - View this family
husband
Richard Lee Baker
Birth: March 21, 1938Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 2, 2005Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private
son
Timothy Wayne “Timmy” Baker
Birth: July 11, 1963 25 26Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 2023Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Kenneth George “Kenny” Yerty - View this family
husband
Kenneth George “Kenny” Yerty
Birth: March 15, 1941Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 3, 1981Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: August 3, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
William Thomas Franklin Arvin + Bettye Jean Aldridge - View this family
husband
William Thomas Franklin Arvin
Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 13, 2021Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
husband’s wife
Bettye Jean Aldridge
Birth: December 22, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1983Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-daughter
Deborah Jean Arvin
Birth: May 12, 1957 24 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 30, 2001Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
step-son
Barry Donald Arvin
Birth: May 7, 1961 28 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 23, 2023Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
step-son
Private

Grace Evelyn Burke has 11 first cousins recorded