The Shemwell Family

Marvin E WalkerAge: 87 years19212009

Name
Marvin E Walker
Given names
Marvin E
Surname
Walker
Birth February 28, 1921 50 38
Death of a fatherJames Henry Walker
July 26, 1922 (Age 16 months)
Marriage of a parentDesmond Franklin HargisFlorence Lillie StagnerView this family
July 6, 1929 (Age 8 years)
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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Knox Polk Stagner
July 7, 1935 (Age 14 years)
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
Death of a motherFlorence Lillie Stagner
August 14, 1964 (Age 43 years)
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 brotherIsaac Graham Walker
April 16, 1999 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterClara Geneva Walker
September 6, 2006 (Age 85 years)
Death February 17, 2009 (Age 87 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1903Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
11 years
elder brother
Isaac Graham Walker
Birth: November 11, 1915 44 32Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1999Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder sister
Clara Geneva Walker
Birth: May 15, 1917 46 34Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 2006Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Marvin E Walker
Birth: February 28, 1921 50 38Tennessee, United States
Death: February 17, 2009
Mother’s family with Desmond Franklin Hargis - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 6, 1929Stewart, Tennessee, United States