The Shemwell Family

Reed

Name
Reed
Surname
Reed
Birth of a sisterAnna Pearl Reed
February 6, 1924
Birth of a sisterHelen Fern Reed
May 31, 1925
Death of a fatherJohn B Reed
April 2, 1926

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

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
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
October 22, 1934
Marriage of a parentWilliam Columbus McFarlandBessie Marguerite McMahanView this family
after 1940

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
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 motherBessie Marguerite McMahan
June 4, 1954
Cause: Lung cancer
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
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 sisterHelen Fern Reed
November 5, 1985
Death of a brotherFrank Oliver Reed
September 21, 1994
Death of a sisterAnna Pearl Reed
March 6, 1995
Death of a sisterIteele Margaret Reed
November 25, 2002

Deathunknown

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barnett Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1909Missouri, United States
19 months
brother
Frank Oliver Reed
Birth: August 6, 1910 18 15Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1994Howell, Missouri, United States
10 years
sister
4 years
sister
Anna Pearl Reed
Birth: February 6, 1924 32 29Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: March 6, 1995Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States
himself
sister
Helen Fern Reed
Birth: May 31, 1925 33 30Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: November 5, 1985Los Angeles, California, United States
Mother’s family with William Columbus McFarland - View this family
step-father
William Columbus McFarland
Birth: March 27, 1885Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: April 18, 1944West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: after 1940

Reed has 9 first cousins recorded