The Shemwell Family

William Joe CombsAge: 70 years19362007

Name
William Joe Combs
Given names
William Joe
Surname
Combs
Birth December 22, 1936 31 23
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 4 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmma Ann Epps
October 13, 1950 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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 fatherWilliam Roy Combs
December 1969 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 motherMary Eunice Ward
October 1978 (Age 41 years)
Death January 30, 2007 (Age 70 years)
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father
William Roy Combs
Birth: February 12, 1905 43 32Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1969Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Mary Eunice Ward
Birth: July 9, 1913Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: October 1978Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Marriage: August 14, 1934Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
William Joe Combs
Birth: December 22, 1936 31 23Hunter, Carter, Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 2007St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Jr. - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Combs, RoyheadMW36MMOSame PlaceFilling Station
Combs, Mary EwifeFW26MMOSame Place
Combs, William JsonMW3SMOSame Place

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