The Shemwell Family

Zelma Irene StewartAge: 86 years19212008

Name
Zelma Irene Stewart
Given names
Zelma Irene
Surname
Stewart
Married name
Zelma Irene Christian
Birth August 2, 1921
MarriageHoward Dale ChristianView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 20 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 28 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
Birth of a son
#1
Curtis Loren Christian
August 19, 1963 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 sonCurtis Loren Christian
December 5, 1976 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandHoward Dale Christian
April 17, 1996 (Age 74 years)
Death February 25, 2008 (Age 86 years)
Family with Howard Dale Christian - View this family
husband
Howard Dale Christian
Birth: December 8, 1921 36 34Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: April 17, 1996Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
herself
Zelma Irene Stewart
Birth: August 2, 1921Alta Vista, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 25, 2008Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Marriage:
son
Curtis Loren Christian
Birth: August 19, 1963 41 42Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: December 5, 1976Morris, Kansas, United States

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