The Shemwell Family

Viola Louise SmithAge: 87 years19262013

Name
Viola Louise Smith
Given names
Viola Louise
Surname
Smith
Married name
Viola Louise Johnson
Birth January 18, 1926 36 31
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
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
Death of a motherOra Lucinda Greene
January 4, 1964 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Harrison Smith
January 18, 1964 (Age 38 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNannie Lorena Simmons
January 24, 1964 (Age 38 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherClenard Mansfield Greene
February 6, 1964 (Age 38 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 brotherHarley Jefferson Smith
February 15, 1992 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherClenard Greenville Smith
June 6, 1994 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterJune Faye Smith
August 6, 1996 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterFrances Belle Smith
February 28, 2003 (Age 77 years)
Death May 15, 2013 (Age 87 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
elder brother
Harley Jefferson Smith
Birth: July 28, 1917 27 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 15, 1992Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
9 years
herself
Viola Louise Smith
Birth: January 18, 1926 36 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 15, 2013