The Shemwell Family

Joe Kennerly AsherAge: 84 years19212006

Name
Joe Kennerly Asher
Given names
Joe Kennerly
Surname
Asher
Birth July 11, 1921 25 23
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Belle Jenkinson
April 13, 1923 (Age 21 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Thomas Asher
March 19, 1939 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEtta Bell Shemwell
April 25, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherEllis Elvin Asher
May 19, 1945 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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
Death of a motherFaye Thomas Kennerly
1945 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 May 28, 2006 (Age 84 years)
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father
Ellis Elvin Asher
Birth: October 6, 1895 23 23Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1945Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
mother
Faye Thomas Kennerly
Birth: June 6, 1898 52 34Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1945Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 4, 1920Kentucky, United States
9 months
himself
Joe Kennerly Asher
Birth: July 11, 1921 25 23Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 2006Lolo, Missoula, Montana, United States