The Shemwell Family

Nellie Mae SimsAge: 65 years19372003

Name
Nellie Mae Sims
Given names
Nellie Mae
Surname
Sims
Married name
Nellie Mae Lewis
Birth June 21, 1937 27 31
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 4 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 maternal grandfatherDavid Oliver Rucker Jr.
March 1, 1946 (Age 8 years)
Census March 30, 1950 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 12 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 motherNellie Mae Rucker
July 7, 1957 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 8 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 fatherJames Henry Sims
December 25, 1985 (Age 48 years)
Death March 22, 2003 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Logan National Cemetery
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father
James Henry Sims
Birth: November 25, 1909Elbert, Colorado, United States
Death: December 25, 1985Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
mother
Nellie Mae Rucker
Birth: May 7, 1906 23 20Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 7, 1957Colorado, United States
brother
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herself
Nellie Mae Sims
Birth: June 21, 1937 27 31Denver, Colorado, United States
Death: March 22, 2003Morrison, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
sister
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brother
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husband
Ray Marvin Lewis
Birth: October 18, 1931Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Death: February 25, 2018Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
herself
Nellie Mae Sims
Birth: June 21, 1937 27 31Denver, Colorado, United States
Death: March 22, 2003Morrison, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
son
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daughter
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