The Shemwell Family

Howard Vonley HendrixAge: 75 years19211997

Name
Howard Vonley Hendrix
Given names
Howard Vonley
Surname
Hendrix
Birth August 30, 1921 18 20

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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
MarriageMary Elizabeth GreerView this family
June 29, 1940 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 28 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 maternal grandfatherCopna Horton Greene
May 20, 1967 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 wifeMary Elizabeth Greer
October 9, 1985 (Age 64 years)
Death of a fatherJames Theodore Hendrix
January 23, 1989 (Age 67 years)
Death of a motherFlossie Pearl Greene
August 22, 1995 (Age 73 years)
Death June 24, 1997 (Age 75 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
James Theodore Hendrix
Birth: January 6, 1903Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 23, 1989Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
mother
Flossie Pearl Greene
Birth: June 25, 1901 23 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 22, 1995Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Family with Mary Elizabeth Greer - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Elizabeth Greer
Birth: April 4, 1920 70 40Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 9, 1985Hays, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: June 29, 1940

Howard Vonley Hendrix has 15 first cousins recorded

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