The Shemwell Family

Tom Moore DavisAge: 93 years19222016

Name
Tom Moore Davis
Given names
Tom Moore
Surname
Davis
Birth November 15, 1922
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 19 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 27 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 23 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
MarriageLaura Frances KingView this family
1985 (Age 62 years)

Death of a wifeLaura Frances King
March 20, 2014 (Age 91 years)
Death April 2, 2016 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Tom Moore Davis
Birth: November 15, 1922Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 2, 2016Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Family with Laura Frances King - View this family
himself
Tom Moore Davis
Birth: November 15, 1922Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 2, 2016Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
wife
Laura Frances King
Birth: January 22, 1925 31 30Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 20, 2014Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: 1985
James Jones Akers Jr. + Laura Frances King - View this family
wife’s husband
James Jones Akers Jr.
Birth: September 17, 1921Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 3, 1994Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
wife
Laura Frances King
Birth: January 22, 1925 31 30Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 20, 2014Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
step-son
James Jones Akers III
Birth: March 29, 1955 33 30North Carolina, United States
Death: May 22, 1975Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
step-daughter
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