The Shemwell Family

Danville CornettAge: 81 years19202001

Name
Danville Cornett
Given names
Danville
Surname
Cornett
Birth June 10, 1920 54 50
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
Marriage of a parentAries Cox “Bud” CornettSarah Anne GreeneView this family
November 26, 1935 (Age 15 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 motherJulia Ann Greene
October 6, 1945 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterRosa Bell Cornett
September 16, 1949 (Age 29 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
Death of a fatherAries Cox “Bud” Cornett
January 2, 1956 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherEllis M Cornett
February 27, 1970 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherRoy Jasper “Jap” Cornett
January 22, 1973 (Age 52 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 sisterPrincess Frances Cornett
September 15, 1979 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherAries Cox Cornett Jr.
November 8, 1993 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherBrambel Granvill Cornett
November 30, 1997 (Age 77 years)
Death October 26, 2001 (Age 81 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 5, 1888Ashe, North Carolina, United States
10 months
elder sister
Anna Rose Cornett
Birth: January 1889 23 18North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
elder sister
Rosa Bell Cornett
Birth: April 6, 1891 25 21Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Death: September 16, 1949Sugar Grove, Smyth, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder brother
Ellis M Cornett
Birth: March 14, 1894 28 23Tennessee, United States
Death: February 27, 1970Yolo, California, United States
13 months
elder sister
Princess Frances Cornett
Birth: April 9, 1895 29 25Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 15, 1979Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4 years
elder sister
20 months
elder sister
Fannie Cornett
Birth: May 1900 34 30Washington, Virginia, United States
Death:
4 years
elder sister
23 months
elder brother
Roy Jasper “Jap” Cornett
Birth: January 1, 1906 40 35Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Death: January 22, 1973Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Cornett
Birth: about 1907 41 36North Carolina, United States
Death:
15 months
elder sister
Martha Linda Cornett
Birth: March 30, 1908 42 38Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 12, 2003Blountville, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Aries Cox Cornett Jr.
Birth: March 18, 1911 45 40Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 8, 1993Dallastown, York, Pennsylvania, United States
15 months
elder sister
Julia A Cornett
Birth: June 16, 1912 46 42Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Death: February 16, 1920Smyth, Virginia, United States
5 years
elder brother
Brambel Granvill Cornett
Birth: May 10, 1917 51 47Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Death: November 30, 1997Westminster, Carroll, Maryland, United States
3 years
himself
Danville Cornett
Birth: June 10, 1920 54 50Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Death: October 26, 2001Westminster, Carroll, Maryland, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Anne Greene - View this family
father
step-mother
Sarah Anne Greene
Birth: January 3, 1883North Carolina, United States
Death: June 12, 1968Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1935Wilkes, North Carolina, United States