The Shemwell Family

Rex T SolomonAge: 92 years19202012

Name
Rex T Solomon
Given names
Rex T
Surname
Solomon
Birth January 3, 1920 31 24
Birth of a sisterLeona Mae Solomon
January 2, 1922 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherCova Young Solomon
October 30, 1923 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterClara Louise Solomon
June 20, 1928 (Age 8 years)
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
Death of a motherOma Edna Murphy
July 31, 1931 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
July 1, 1941 (Age 21 years)
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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames H “Jim” Murphy
September 13, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherJohn James “Johnie” Solomon
March 8, 1951 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherTalitha Jennie Shemwell
December 25, 1953 (Age 33 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rebecca Lynn Solomon
July 9, 1961 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Haskell Solomon
March 1973 (Age 53 years)
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 brotherCova Young Solomon
February 8, 1990 (Age 70 years)
Death of a wifeCarmoletta Ruth Humphrey
March 17, 2001 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterLeona Mae Solomon
September 6, 2005 (Age 85 years)

Death of a daughterRebecca Lynn Solomon
April 18, 2011 (Age 91 years)
Death February 7, 2012 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Floral Haven Memorial Gardens
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mother
elder brother
John James “Johnie” Solomon
Birth: August 30, 1917 29 21Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States
Death: March 8, 1951Creek, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
himself
Rex T Solomon
Birth: January 3, 1920 31 24Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
Leona Mae Solomon
Birth: January 2, 1922 33 26Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: September 6, 2005
22 months
younger brother
Cova Young Solomon
Birth: October 30, 1923 35 28Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: February 8, 1990Pierce, Washington, United States
5 years
younger sister
Clara Louise Solomon
Birth: June 20, 1928 40 32Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: October 28, 2018Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
sister
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himself
Rex T Solomon
Birth: January 3, 1920 31 24Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Oklahoma, United States
wife
Carmoletta Ruth Humphrey
Birth: April 22, 1932Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 17, 2001Owasso, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Rebecca Lynn Solomon
Birth: July 9, 1961 41 29Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 18, 2011Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
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