The Shemwell Family

James Floyd SkidmoreAge: 76 years19272004

Name
James Floyd Skidmore
Given names
James Floyd
Surname
Skidmore
Birth June 29, 1927

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 14 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
MarriageDorothy Bernetta RayView this family
June 26, 1950 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 18 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 wifeDorothy Bernetta Ray
April 29, 1996 (Age 68 years)
Death April 12, 2004 (Age 76 years)

Family with Dorothy Bernetta Ray - View this family
himself
wife
Dorothy Bernetta Ray
Birth: May 2, 1934 26 25Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 29, 1996Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Marriage: June 26, 1950Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Private + Dorothy Bernetta Ray - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Dorothy Bernetta Ray
Birth: May 2, 1934 26 25Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 29, 1996Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
step-son
Roger Ray McCarty
Birth: April 17, 1959 24Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: February 3, 2008Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

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