The Shemwell Family

Thomas Edward BurkeAge: 62 years19412003

Name
Thomas Edward Burke
Given names
Thomas Edward
Surname
Burke
Birth February 5, 1941 27 26
Death of a paternal grandfatherErnest Ewing Burke
December 17, 1942 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 9 months)

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 8 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 maternal grandmotherEmma D Bidwell
May 9, 1966 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 4 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 37 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Elzie Burke
October 18, 1988 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterBetty Lou Burke
January 12, 1993 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherFrankie Frances Robinson
February 2, 2000 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterGladys Ann Burke
February 3, 2002 (Age 60 years)
Death July 4, 2003 (Age 62 years)
Burial
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mother
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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
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Betty Lou Burke
Birth: April 3, 1939 25 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1993Easton, Talbot, Maryland, United States
22 months
himself
Thomas Edward Burke
Birth: February 5, 1941 27 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 4, 2003Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
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step-mother
Lola Alice Powell
Birth: December 30, 1917Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 24, 1989Warren, Kentucky, United States
half-sister
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half-sister
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Thomas Edward Burke has 11 first cousins recorded