The Shemwell Family

Edward Turley “Sonny” KellaAge: 33 years19251958

Name
Edward Turley “Sonny” Kella
Given names
Edward Turley
Nickname
Sonny
Surname
Kella
Birth 1925 30 29

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 16 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 maternal grandfatherHarry Pearson Turley
September 11, 1948 (Age 23 years)
Note: Name: Harry Turley
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
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 1958 (Age 33 years)

Cause of death: Stabbed to death
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father
mother
Margaret Williams “Peg” Turley
Birth: August 12, 1895 28 28Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: May 9, 1991Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
sister
Private
himself

Edward Turley “Sonny” Kella has 5 first cousins recorded