The Shemwell Family

Charles Morris ElkinsAge: 81 years19192000

Name
Charles Morris Elkins
Given names
Charles Morris
Surname
Elkins
Birth May 8, 1919
MarriageAlene WhitescarverView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 son
#1
Bobby Joe Elkins
January 11, 1941 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 30 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Dwayne Edward Elkins
May 15, 1970 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 wifeAlene Whitescarver
January 22, 1986 (Age 66 years)
Death May 10, 2000 (Age 81 years)
Family with Alene Whitescarver - View this family
himself
Charles Morris Elkins
Birth: May 8, 1919Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 2000Westland, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Alene Whitescarver
Birth: April 23, 1919 26 24Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 22, 1986Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage:
son
Bobby Joe Elkins
Birth: January 11, 1941 21 21White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 2014Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

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