The Shemwell Family

Harley Jefferson SmithAge: 74 years19171992

Name
Harley Jefferson Smith
Given names
Harley Jefferson
Surname
Smith
Birth July 28, 1917 27 23
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 5 months)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a sisterViola Louise Smith
January 18, 1926 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 24 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 32 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 motherOra Lucinda Greene
January 4, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Harrison Smith
January 18, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNannie Lorena Simmons
January 24, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherClenard Mansfield Greene
February 6, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 February 15, 1992 (Age 74 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: February 12, 1910Watauga, North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder brother
Clenard Greenville Smith
Birth: February 8, 1911 21 16Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 6, 1994Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
June Faye Smith
Birth: March 14, 1913 23 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1996Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Frances Belle Smith
Birth: November 5, 1915 26 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 28, 2003Iredell, North Carolina, United States
21 months
himself
Harley Jefferson Smith
Birth: July 28, 1917 27 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 15, 1992Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
9 years
younger sister
Viola Louise Smith
Birth: January 18, 1926 36 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 15, 2013

Harley Jefferson Smith has 30 first cousins recorded