The Shemwell Family

Lewis Robert BurnettAge: 55 years19331989

Name
Lewis Robert Burnett
Given names
Lewis Robert
Surname
Burnett
Birth November 23, 1933 23 18
Death of a paternal grandmotherVersa Etna Dorton
April 24, 1936 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterWilma Jean Burnett
November 7, 1939 (Age 5 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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
Death of a fatherJoe John Burnett
December 20, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Struck by Trailer truck
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 12 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 24, 1989 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Haleys Grove Cemetery
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father
Joe John Burnett
Birth: February 23, 1910 24 25Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1950Crab Orchard, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
mother
Anna Baker
Birth: December 3, 1914Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 19, 2003Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
himself
Lewis Robert Burnett
Birth: November 23, 1933 23 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 1989Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
sister
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younger sister
Wilma Jean Burnett
Birth: November 7, 1939 29 24Crab Orchard, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 18, 2016Madison, Tennessee, United States
brother
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sister
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