The Shemwell Family

Lola Marie BurdAge: 91 years19242016

Name
Lola Marie Burd
Given names
Lola Marie
Surname
Burd
Married name
Lola Marie Joseph
Birth September 4, 1924
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 17 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 25 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 21 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 husbandWavil Joseph
September 11, 2014 (Age 90 years)
Death May 28, 2016 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cole Cemetery
Family with Wavil Joseph - View this family
husband
Wavil Joseph
Birth: June 17, 1918Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 11, 2014Marshall County Hospital, Benton, Kentucky, United States
herself
Lola Marie Burd
Birth: September 4, 1924Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 2016Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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