The Shemwell Family

Ivel Iola PowellAge: 65 years19261992

Name
Ivel Iola Powell
Given names
Ivel Iola
Surname
Powell
Married name
Ivel Iola Harris
Birth October 7, 1926
MarriageJames Alva HarrisView this family
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Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 19 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 husbandJames Alva Harris
December 7, 1980 (Age 54 years)
Death June 6, 1992 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Family with James Alva Harris - View this family
husband
James Alva Harris
Birth: January 21, 1919 29 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 1980Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
herself
Ivel Iola Powell
Birth: October 7, 1926Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 6, 1992Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

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