The Shemwell Family

Allen William EdmondsonAge: 54 years19231977

Name
Allen William Edmondson
Given names
Allen William
Surname
Edmondson
Birth January 12, 1923
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 18 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
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 22 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 April 21, 1977 (Age 54 years)
Family with Patsy Iona Wisdom - View this family
himself
Allen William Edmondson
Birth: January 12, 1923San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: April 21, 1977Contra Costa, California, United States
wife
Patsy Iona Wisdom
Birth: November 14, 1926 22 18Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 22, 2005Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States
daughter
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daughter
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