The Shemwell Family

Gertrude Belle StokesAge: 64 years19201985

Name
Gertrude Belle Stokes
Given names
Gertrude Belle
Surname
Stokes
Married name
Gertrude Belle Lancaster
Birth February 28, 1920

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Shirley Ann Lancaster
November 22, 1942 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jimmie Edward Lancaster
November 22, 1944 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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
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Donald Ray Lancaster
October 6, 1947 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
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Jerry Wayne Lancaster
May 6, 1949 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 sonDonald Ray Lancaster
November 2, 1958 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Wesley Eugene Powell
July 15, 1967 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonWesley Eugene Powell
August 26, 1969 (Age 49 years)
Death of a daughterShirley Ann Lancaster
August 26, 1969 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 February 1, 1985 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gray Cemetery #1
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Shirley Ann Lancaster
Birth: November 22, 1942 24 22Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 1969Christian, Kentucky, United States
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Jimmie Edward Lancaster
Birth: November 22, 1944 26 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 2001Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
3 years
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Donald Ray Lancaster
Birth: October 6, 1947 29 27Kentucky, United States
Death: November 2, 1958Christian, Kentucky, United States
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Jerry Wayne Lancaster
Birth: May 6, 1949 31 29Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 20, 2016Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
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