The Shemwell Family

Jon Michael FordAge: 80 years19382018

Name
Jon Michael Ford
Given names
Jon Michael
Surname
Ford
Birth about 1938 27 25
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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 12 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
Death of a fatherThomas Gaines “Tom” Ford
August 29, 1971 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherVerna Elmore Ford
April 7, 1974 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 8 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 paternal grandmotherMayme Nell Paxton
April 28, 1976 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherIzora Etta Mercer
July 11, 1996 (Age 58 years)
Death December 27, 2018 (Age 80 years)
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father
Thomas Gaines “Tom” Ford
Birth: April 15, 1910 25 22Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 29, 1971Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Izora Etta Mercer
Birth: May 16, 1912Rochester, Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 11, 1996Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
elder brother
Martin Thomas Ford
Birth: April 14, 1933 22 20Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 14, 1933Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
himself
Jon Michael Ford
Birth: about 1938 27 25Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2018Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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himself
Jon Michael Ford
Birth: about 1938 27 25Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2018Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
wife
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
son