The Shemwell Family

Oren Fay BreshearsAge: 74 years19061980

Name
Oren Fay Breshears
Given names
Oren Fay
Surname
Breshears
Birth June 22, 1906 29 20
Birth of a brotherClifford Frank Breshears
July 2, 1908 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Morris Breshears
April 27, 1909 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherFelix John Breshears
July 24, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherFelix John Breshears
July 26, 1911 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterRena Addie Breshears
June 8, 1912 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherFelix Newton Ferrell
August 18, 1916 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherWilliam Breshears
November 21, 1917 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Breshears
November 21, 1917 (Age 11 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam Breshears
November 21, 1917 (Age 11 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 years)

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 11 years)

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/
Birth of a brotherAlbert Winfield “Bud” Breshears Jr.
August 2, 1919 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRhoda Ann Keith
October 23, 1927 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
Marriage of a parentAlbert Winfield BreshearsGrace May MontgomeryView this family
February 22, 1934 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherAlbert Winfield Breshears
December 5, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a parentAmos John HawesAnna FerrellView this family
February 21, 1941 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 43 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 motherAnna Ferrell
January 4, 1967 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 September 24, 1980 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 11, 1903Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
1 year
elder sister
Anna Mae Breshears
Birth: May 19, 1904 27 17Eagle, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: September 15, 1994Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
2 years
himself
Oren Fay Breshears
Birth: June 22, 1906 29 20Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: September 24, 1980Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clifford Frank Breshears
Birth: July 2, 1908 31 22Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 30, 1980Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Felix John Breshears
Birth: July 24, 1910 33 24Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: July 26, 1911Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
23 months
younger sister
Rena Addie Breshears
Birth: June 8, 1912 35 25Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: November 8, 1990Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
5 years
younger brother
William Breshears
Birth: November 21, 1917 41 31Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: November 21, 1917Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
20 months
younger brother
Albert Winfield “Bud” Breshears Jr.
Birth: August 2, 1919 42 33Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: June 1, 2000San Diego, California, United States
Father’s family with Grace May Montgomery - View this family
father
step-mother
Grace May Montgomery
Birth: November 18, 1884Sumpter, Baker, Oregon, United States
Death: June 10, 1970Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States
Marriage: February 22, 1934Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Mother’s family with Amos John Hawes - View this family
step-father
Amos John Hawes
Birth: May 27, 1873Gallatin, Montana, United States
Death: March 10, 1954Morrow, Oregon, United States
mother
Marriage: February 21, 1941Washington, Idaho, United States

Oren Fay Breshears has 1 first cousin recorded

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