The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Leora SmithAge: 89 years19272016

Name
Dorothy Leora Smith
Given names
Dorothy Leora
Surname
Smith
Married name
Dorothy Leora Atkin
Birth 1927
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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
MarriageRobert Lee AtkinView this family
June 16, 1945 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Carolyn Annette Atkin
September 4, 1946 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 19 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 daughterCarolyn Annette Atkin
February 13, 2003 (Age 76 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Lee Atkin
August 22, 2003 (Age 76 years)
Death April 21, 2016 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery
Family with Robert Lee Atkin - View this family
husband
Robert Lee Atkin
Birth: September 11, 1928 24 22Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: August 22, 2003Anderson, South Carolina, United States
herself
Dorothy Leora Smith
Birth: 1927Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: April 21, 2016Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Marriage: June 16, 1945Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
15 months
daughter
Carolyn Annette Atkin
Birth: September 4, 1946 17 19Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: February 13, 2003Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States