The Shemwell Family

Carl Freeman ShirleyAge: 77 years19282006

Name
Carl Freeman Shirley
Given names
Carl Freeman
Surname
Shirley
Birth March 4, 1928 26 16
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 months)

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
Birth of a half-sisterPriscilla Sue Achterkirchen
March 1, 1944 (Age 15 years)
Marriage of a parentHenry Frederick AchterkirchenMary Docia GreeneView this family
May 5, 1945 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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 21 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 39 years)
Death of a fatherHarvey Rollen Shirley
June 10, 1973 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 sisterRuby Rosalie Shirley
June 19, 1976 (Age 48 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherFannie Beatrice Norris
October 14, 1984 (Age 56 years)
Death February 22, 2006 (Age 77 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Harvey Rollen Shirley
Birth: June 17, 1901Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 10, 1973Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: November 11, 1925Watauga, North Carolina, United States
13 months
elder sister
Ruby Rosalie Shirley
Birth: December 12, 1926 25 15Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 19, 1976
15 months
himself
Carl Freeman Shirley
Birth: March 4, 1928 26 16Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 22, 2006Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with Henry Frederick Achterkirchen - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 5, 1945Greenville, South Carolina, United States
-14 months
half-sister
Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen
Adoption:
Birth: March 1, 1944 32 32Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 3, 2015Crownsville, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Carl Freeman Shirley has 31 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (31)

Parents Ralph Horton Greene + Mary Pauline Hayes
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9Betsy Mae Greene19561973
Parents Reed Morris Greene + Nellie Faye Greene
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Parents Charles Eller Smith + Doris Viola Greene
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2Infant Smith19371937
3Infant Smith19381938
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Parents Fredrick Dewitt Pitts + Dollie Dimple Greene
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Parents Bynum E Jordan + Dollie Dimple Greene
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Parents William Ransom Payne + Denise Grace Greene
1Carl Steven Greene19382013