The Shemwell Family

Martha Elizabeth CaseAge: 72 years19191991

Name
Martha Elizabeth Case
Given names
Martha Elizabeth
Surname
Case
Married name
Martha Elizabeth Gieseke
Birth March 18, 1919

MarriageVivian Clyde “Bill” GiesekeView this family
unknown

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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Cinda Jane Gieseke
November 13, 1939 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Paul Wayne Gieseke
February 26, 1942 (Age 22 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 May 5, 1991 (Age 72 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calhoun Cemetery
Family with Vivian Clyde “Bill” Gieseke - View this family
husband
Vivian Clyde “Bill” Gieseke
Birth: May 20, 1920 25 24McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 2011Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage:
daughter
2 years
son
Paul Wayne Gieseke
Birth: February 26, 1942 21 22
Death: January 18, 2013Tennessee, United States

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