The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Belle GossettAge: 84 years19222007

Name
Dorothy Belle Gossett
Given names
Dorothy Belle
Surname
Gossett
Married name
Dorothy Belle Reeves
Birth May 20, 1922 34 30
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
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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Wesley “Bill” Reeves
October 20, 1950 (Age 28 years)
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
Death of a fatherEnos Wesley Gossett
August 7, 1970 (Age 48 years)
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 motherLola Belle Winn
June 11, 1978 (Age 56 years)
Death January 6, 2007 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rosewood United Methodist Church Cemetery
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father
Enos Wesley Gossett
Birth: December 28, 1887Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 1970Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Lola Belle Winn
Birth: January 9, 1892Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 11, 1978Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
herself
Dorothy Belle Gossett
Birth: May 20, 1922 34 30Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 6, 2007Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Benton McGlenn Reeves
Birth: July 31, 1922 35 40Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 2012Hanson, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
herself
Dorothy Belle Gossett
Birth: May 20, 1922 34 30Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 6, 2007Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
William Wesley “Bill” Reeves
Birth: October 20, 1950 28 28Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 15, 2023Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States
son
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