The Shemwell Family

Name
Murry Cecil Powers
Given names
Murry Cecil
Surname
Powers
Birth April 15, 1926 31 35
Death of a fatherJames Ervin Powers
October 9, 1929 (Age 3 years)
Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Margaret McMillan
February 3, 1934 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Howard Slaughter
December 27, 1937 (Age 11 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Address: Western State Hospital
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 November 5, 1944 (Age 18 years)
Address: Western State Hospital
Cause of death: Epilepsy
Note: In Western State Hospital for 7 years 2 months.
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
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