The Shemwell Family

Dorothy HickmanAge: 85 years19222008

Name
Dorothy Hickman
Given names
Dorothy
Surname
Hickman
Married name
Dorothy Shemwell
Birth October 15, 1922
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 19 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
Birth of a son
#1
James Craig Shemwell
June 1, 1946 (Age 23 years)
Census May 5, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 sonJames Craig Shemwell
March 26, 1966 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 husbandWayne Dale Shemwell
August 19, 1991 (Age 68 years)

Death September 15, 2008 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Colfax Cemetery
Family with Wayne Dale Shemwell - View this family
husband
Wayne Dale Shemwell
Birth: September 19, 1920 25 23Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: August 19, 1991
herself
Dorothy Hickman
Birth: October 15, 1922Washington, United States
Death: September 15, 2008Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
daughter
Private
son
James Craig Shemwell
Birth: June 1, 1946 25 23Washington, United States
Death: March 26, 1966Sprague, Lincoln, Washington, United States

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