The Shemwell Family

Laura Maryland Carpenter BlinnAge: 81 years19242006

Name
Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn
Given names
Laura Maryland Carpenter
Surname
Blinn
Married name
Laura Maryland Carpenter Atkinson
Birth September 12, 1924 44 41
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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
Marriage of parentsCharles Payson Blinn Jr.Laura Maryland CarpenterView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 13, 1937 (Age 12 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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
Marriage Announcement
Newspaper
December 6, 1947 (Age 23 years)
MarriageDavid Spencer Atkinson JrView this family
February 1948 (Age 23 years)

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
Death of a fatherCharles Payson Blinn Jr.
November 22, 1966 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherLaura Maryland Carpenter
January 2, 1972 (Age 47 years)
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 of a husbandDavid Spencer Atkinson Jr
August 22, 1983 (Age 58 years)
Death February 19, 2006 (Age 81 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Charles Payson Blinn Jr.
Birth: December 5, 1879Massachusetts, United States
Death: November 22, 1966Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
mother
Marriage: April 13, 1937Alexandria, Virginia, United States
-13 years
herself
Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn
Birth: September 12, 1924 44 41Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: February 19, 2006Hopewell Junction, Dutchess, New York, United States
Mother’s family with Paul Tappan - View this family
step-father
Paul Tappan
Birth: December 4, 1886Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: August 7, 1951
mother
Marriage: September 11, 1909Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Family with David Spencer Atkinson Jr - View this family
husband
David Spencer Atkinson Jr
Birth: February 8, 1918Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 22, 1983Brevard, Florida, United States
herself
Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn
Birth: September 12, 1924 44 41Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: February 19, 2006Hopewell Junction, Dutchess, New York, United States
Marriage: February 1948

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Payson Blinn Jr. - Household

211 Glenn Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Blinn, Charles P JrXheadMW61MMASame placeVice-PresidentBanking
Blinn, Laura MwifeFW54MMDSame place
Blinn, Laura MdaughterFW15SDCSame place