The Shemwell Family

Edward Earl PurcellAge: 79 years19191998

Name
Edward Earl Purcell
Given names
Edward Earl
Surname
Purcell
Birth 1919 33 29

MarriageGloria Eugene “Jean” MossView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 22 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 fatherGrover Cleveland Purcell
April 8, 1974 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherLucella Gill
May 9, 1974 (Age 55 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 wifeGloria Eugene “Jean” Moss
October 28, 1998 (Age 79 years)
Death 1998 (Age 79 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
Grover Cleveland Purcell
Birth: February 7, 1885Kentucky, United States
Death: April 8, 1974McCracken, Kentucky, United States
mother
Lucella Gill
Birth: June 27, 1889Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1974Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
himself
Family with Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss - View this family
himself
wife
Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss
Birth: October 18, 1925 21 16Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 28, 1998South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage:

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