The Shemwell Family

William Ransom PayneAge: 89 years19192009

Name
William Ransom Payne
Given names
William Ransom
Surname
Payne
Birth December 17, 1919
MarriageDenise Grace GreeneView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Birth of a son
#1
Carl Steven Greene
September 21, 1938 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 30 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 wifeDenise Grace Greene
November 25, 1989 (Age 69 years)
Death May 16, 2009 (Age 89 years)
Family with Denise Grace Greene - View this family
himself
William Ransom Payne
Birth: December 17, 1919Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 16, 2009Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
wife
Denise Grace Greene
Birth: January 25, 1923 44 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 25, 1989Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:
son
Carl Steven Greene
Birth: September 21, 1938 18 15Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 6, 2013Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States