The Shemwell Family

Violet Verna RisingAge: 87 years19222009

Name
Violet Verna Rising
Given names
Violet Verna
Surname
Rising
Married name
Violet Verna McMillan
Married name
Violet Verna Ellison
Birth July 16, 1922
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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
MarriageCharles Rice “Carl” McMillanView this family
October 6, 1940 (Age 18 years)
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
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
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 husbandCharles Rice “Carl” McMillan
December 24, 1977 (Age 55 years)
Death October 23, 2009 (Age 87 years)
Family with Charles Rice “Carl” McMillan - View this family
husband
Charles Rice “Carl” McMillan
Birth: July 14, 1919 30 36Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 24, 1977Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Violet Verna Rising
Birth: July 16, 1922Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Death: October 23, 2009Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage: October 6, 1940Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Violet Verna Rising
Birth: July 16, 1922Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Death: October 23, 2009Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, United States