The Shemwell Family

Lee Herron ManleyAge: 80 years19021982

Name
Lee Herron Manley
Given names
Lee Herron
Surname
Manley
Birth April 3, 1902
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 15 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
MarriageRuth Irene SheltonView this family
May 31, 1925 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Doris Maxine Manley
November 18, 1932 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childJames Harlen RobinsonDoris Maxine ManleyView this family
February 14, 1958 (Age 55 years)
Death of a wifeRuth Irene Shelton
June 12, 1960 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 October 25, 1982 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mitchell Cemetery
Family with Ruth Irene Shelton - View this family
himself
Lee Herron Manley
Birth: April 3, 1902Halltown, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: October 25, 1982Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
wife
Ruth Irene Shelton
Birth: July 26, 1906 36 31Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 12, 1960Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States
Marriage: May 31, 1925Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
8 years
daughter
Doris Maxine Manley
Birth: November 18, 1932 30 26Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 2007Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States

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