The Shemwell Family

Rexford Ray CampbellAge: 93 years19182012

Name
Rexford Ray Campbell
Given names
Rexford Ray
Surname
Campbell
Birth June 29, 1918 34 23
Birth of a brotherWalter Perkins Campbell
June 29, 1918
Death of a motherSarah Lemery Smith
June 29, 1918
Death of a brotherWalter Perkins Campbell
August 10, 1918 (Age 42 days)
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

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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
Death of a brotherLawrence Albert Campbell
December 13, 1937 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 fatherJohn Thomas Campbell
January 18, 1959 (Age 40 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene
January 23, 1965 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 sisterMary Emeline Campbell
March 19, 1992 (Age 73 years)
Death February 9, 2012 (Age 93 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1913Ashe, North Carolina, United States
9 months
elder brother
Lawrence Albert Campbell
Birth: September 27, 1914 30 19Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 13, 1937North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Emeline Campbell
Birth: November 16, 1916 32 22Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 1992Bristol, Virginia, United States
19 months
himself
Rexford Ray Campbell
Birth: June 29, 1918 34 23Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 9, 2012
twin brother
Walter Perkins Campbell
Birth: June 29, 1918 34 23Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 10, 1918Ashe, North Carolina, United States