The Shemwell Family

Mildred Cora BrownAge: 93 years19132007

Name
Mildred Cora Brown
Given names
Mildred Cora
Surname
Brown
Married name
Mildred Cora O'Berg
Married name
Mildred Cora Mills
Birth October 15, 1913 25 16
MarriageGustaf Olaf O'BergView this family
unknown

MarriageArthur MillsView this family
unknown

Marriage of parentsUlysses Wilburn BrownLillian Mae “Lillie” MatthewsView this family
about 1913

Birth of a brotherPaul H Brown
September 23, 1915 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 4 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/
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherCarl H Brown
December 18, 1921 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Temperance Selby
June 23, 1929 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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
Death of a brotherPaul H Brown
June 11, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Cause: Drowning
Birth of a son
#1
Edward Olaf O'Berg
November 23, 1932 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Lafayette Brown
September 2, 1933 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherUlysses Wilburn Brown
May 1938 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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
Edwin “Eddie” O'Berg
July 4, 1958 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherLillian Mae “Lillie” Matthews
January 1975 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 brotherCarl H Brown
January 29, 1987 (Age 73 years)
Death of a husbandArthur Mills
March 11, 1991 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonEdward Olaf O'Berg
April 18, 2001 (Age 87 years)
Death April 11, 2007 (Age 93 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Lillian Mae “Lillie” Matthews
Birth: May 20, 1897Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1975Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage: about 1913
9 months
herself
Mildred Cora Brown
Birth: October 15, 1913 25 16Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 2007Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
23 months
younger brother
Paul H Brown
Birth: September 23, 1915 27 18Tennessee, United States
Death: June 11, 1930Crossville, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger brother
Carl H Brown
Birth: December 18, 1921 33 24Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1987Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Family with Gustaf Olaf O'Berg - View this family
husband
herself
Mildred Cora Brown
Birth: October 15, 1913 25 16Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 2007Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage:
son
Edward Olaf O'Berg
Birth: November 23, 1932 28 19Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
Death: April 18, 2001Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Family with Arthur Mills - View this family
husband
Arthur Mills
Birth: October 25, 1900Oldham, England
Death: March 11, 1991Pennsylvania, United States
herself
Mildred Cora Brown
Birth: October 15, 1913 25 16Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 2007Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage:

Mildred Cora Brown has 2 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ulysses Wilburn Brown - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Brown, Ulysses WheadMW29MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Brown, LilliiewifeFW24MTNTNTN
Brown, MildreddaughterFW6STNTNTN
Brown, PaulsonMW4-9mSTNTNTN