The Shemwell Family

John David “Jack” BoydAge: 67 years19181985

Name
John David “Jack” Boyd
Given names
John David
Surname
Boyd
Nickname
Jack
Birth August 15, 1918
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/
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
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Marriott Boyd
June 23, 1940 (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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Gloria Jean Boyd
July 8, 1949 (Age 30 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Penny Louise Boyd
July 31, 1954 (Age 35 years)

Death of a daughterPenny Louise Boyd
February 20, 1955 (Age 36 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 November 16, 1985 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
Family with Vivian Betty Marriott - View this family
himself
John David “Jack” Boyd
Birth: August 15, 1918Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States
Death: November 16, 1985Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
wife
Vivian Betty Marriott
Birth: October 20, 1920 26 19Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Death: April 13, 1989Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
son
John Marriott Boyd
Birth: June 23, 1940 21 19Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Death: September 2, 2017Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
9 years
daughter
Gloria Jean Boyd
Birth: July 8, 1949 30 28Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Death: August 11, 2020Pima, Arizona, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Penny Louise Boyd
Birth: July 31, 1954 35 33
Death: February 20, 1955Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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