The Shemwell Family

Paul Arthur ShoafAge: 68 years19181986

Name
Paul Arthur Shoaf
Given names
Paul Arthur
Surname
Shoaf
Birth April 18, 1918 31 24
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a maternal grandfatherWhitson Berry “WB” Yarbourgh
March 17, 1925 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Jeanette “Mattie” Arnold
January 16, 1929 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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
MarriageLula Inez MichaelView this family
November 11, 1939 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 motherMarjorie Ruth Yarbourgh
September 24, 1963 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherWiley Lee Shoaf
May 23, 1970 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 wifeLula Inez Michael
February 3, 1982 (Age 63 years)
Death July 16, 1986 (Age 68 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Wiley Lee Shoaf
Birth: March 28, 1887Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 1970Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marjorie Ruth Yarbourgh
Birth: May 16, 1893 36 33North Carolina, United States
Death: September 24, 1963Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:
elder brother
Wiley Franklin Shoaf
Birth: April 15, 1915 28 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 2002Davidson, North Carolina, United States
18 months
elder sister
Martha Ruth Shoaf
Birth: October 2, 1916 29 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 30, 1991Davidson, North Carolina, United States
18 months
himself
Paul Arthur Shoaf
Birth: April 18, 1918 31 24Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 16, 1986Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Family with Lula Inez Michael - View this family
himself
Paul Arthur Shoaf
Birth: April 18, 1918 31 24Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 16, 1986Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
wife
Lula Inez Michael
Birth: July 25, 1923Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 3, 1982Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 11, 1939Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Paul Arthur Shoaf has 2 first cousins recorded