The Shemwell Family

Mack Rexford HambyAge: 77 years19242002

Name
Mack Rexford Hamby
Given names
Mack Rexford
Surname
Hamby
Birth July 28, 1924 25 20
Birth of a half-sisterSarah Grace “Ruth” Greene
January 16, 1927 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 17 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 25 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 fatherDewey Vermont Hamby
November 19, 1963 (Age 39 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCopna Horton Greene
May 20, 1967 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 motherMargie Viola Greene
August 26, 1982 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherDallas Hardin Hamby
September 15, 1992 (Age 68 years)
Death June 9, 2002 (Age 77 years)
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father
Dewey Vermont Hamby
Birth: May 18, 1899Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 19, 1963Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1920Watauga, North Carolina, United States
20 months
elder brother
Dallas Hardin Hamby
Birth: July 20, 1922 23 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 15, 1992Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
Mack Rexford Hamby
Birth: July 28, 1924 25 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 9, 2002Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
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step-father
mother
half-sister
Sarah Grace “Ruth” Greene
Birth: January 16, 1927 19 22Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 20, 2016Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States