The Shemwell Family

John Benjamin MillerAge: 51 years19161967

Name
John Benjamin Miller
Given names
John Benjamin
Surname
Miller
Birth February 26, 1916
MarriageMartha Jane “Marvy” LancasterView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 months)

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 (Age 22 months)

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 13 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 25 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 son
#1
George Thomas Miller
1945 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ben Thomas Miller
1950 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonBen Thomas Miller
May 30, 1950 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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
Anna Pearl Miller
1954 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterAnna Pearl Miller
April 10, 1954 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 July 16, 1967 (Age 51 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gray Cemetery #1
Family with Martha Jane “Marvy” Lancaster - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
George Thomas Miller
Birth: 1945 28 23Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: 2006
6 years
son
Ben Thomas Miller
Birth: 1950 33 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 30, 1950Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Anna Pearl Miller
Birth: 1954 37 32Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 10, 1954Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Dallas Oliver + Martha Jane “Marvy” Lancaster - View this family
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wife
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