The Shemwell Family

Nellie Mae LathamAge: 81 years19262008

Name
Nellie Mae Latham
Given names
Nellie Mae
Surname
Latham
Married name
Nellie Mae Harris
Birth November 27, 1926
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
Birth of a son
#1
Donald Bee “Donnie” Harris
March 16, 1949 (Age 22 years)
twin: Ronald Lee Harris
Birth of a son
#2
Ronald Lee Harris
March 16, 1949 (Age 22 years)
twin: Donald Bee “Donnie” Harris
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
Birth of a son
#3
Terry Alan Harris
June 18, 1956 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonRonald Lee Harris
December 23, 1966 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Broken Neck - Train & Auto Accident
Death of a sonDonald Bee “Donnie” Harris
August 30, 1969 (Age 42 years)
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 sonTerry Alan Harris
March 7, 1982 (Age 55 years)

Death of a husbandMelvin Lee Harris
April 6, 2007 (Age 80 years)
Death March 21, 2008 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Meadow Lake Cemetery
Family with Melvin Lee Harris - View this family
husband
herself
son
Donald Bee “Donnie” Harris
Birth: March 16, 1949 27 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1969Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
Ronald Lee Harris
Birth: March 16, 1949 27 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 23, 1966Wolcott, White, Indiana, United States
7 years
son
Terry Alan Harris
Birth: June 18, 1956 35 29Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Death: March 7, 1982
daughter
Private
Melvin Lee Harris + Mary Ruth Utley - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Mary Ruth Utley
Birth: October 13, 1923Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1998Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
step-son
Russell Edward Harris
Birth: April 6, 1941 19 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 2000Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States