The Shemwell Family

Howard Dennis SpearsAge: 95 years19202016

Name
Howard Dennis Spears
Given names
Howard Dennis
Surname
Spears
Birth September 5, 1920
MarriageDorothy Ann HallView this family
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Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 29 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 25 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 wifeDorothy Ann Hall
October 11, 2015 (Age 95 years)
Death September 3, 2016 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillsdale Cemetery
Family with Dorothy Ann Hall - View this family
himself
Howard Dennis Spears
Birth: September 5, 1920Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 3, 2016Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Dorothy Ann Hall
Birth: April 26, 1932 49 41Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 2015Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
Private + Dorothy Ann Hall - View this family
wife’s husband
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wife
Dorothy Ann Hall
Birth: April 26, 1932 49 41Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 2015Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
step-son
Mark Gaylon Hadden
Birth: July 5, 1958 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 15, 1975Loudon, Tennessee, United States
step-daughter
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step-daughter
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step-son
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step-son
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