The Shemwell Family

Leona V FergusonAge: 92 years19192011

Name
Leona V Ferguson
Given names
Leona V
Surname
Ferguson
Married name
Leona V Shemwell
Birth July 10, 1919
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
MarriageThomas Thurman ShemwellView this family
about 1939 (Age 19 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 26 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 husbandThomas Thurman Shemwell
February 10, 1997 (Age 77 years)
Death November 19, 2011 (Age 92 years)
Family with Thomas Thurman Shemwell - View this family
husband
Thomas Thurman Shemwell
Birth: March 13, 1916 26 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 10, 1997Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States
herself
Leona V Ferguson
Birth: July 10, 1919Michigan, United States
Death: November 19, 2011Michigan, United States
Marriage: about 1939Michigan, United States
Thomas Thurman Shemwell + Pauline Cloutier - View this family
husband
Thomas Thurman Shemwell
Birth: March 13, 1916 26 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 10, 1997Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States
husband’s wife
Pauline Cloutier
Birth: November 22, 1916
Death: July 13, 2010Davisburg, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Marriage: May 11, 1966Robertson, Tennessee, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Thurmond Shemwell - Household

Roubank Road Pontaic, Oakland, Michigan

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Thurman FheadMW24MKYRussellvilleLoganKYClerkRetail grocery
Shemwell, Leona VXwifeFW20MMIPontaicOaklandMIWaitressRestaurant