The Shemwell Family

Chester Melvin WhitehurstAge: 72 years19292002

Name
Chester Melvin Whitehurst
Given names
Chester Melvin
Surname
Whitehurst
Birth May 26, 1929
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 months)

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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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
MarriagePatsy Bell McMillanView this family
February 22, 1953 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Danal Chester Whitehurst
September 3, 1953 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 daughter
#2
Danette Patricia Whitehurst
May 8, 1957 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Danis Kenneth Whitehurst
January 30, 1959 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 daughterDanette Patricia Whitehurst
April 23, 2001 (Age 71 years)
Death April 9, 2002 (Age 72 years)
Family with Patsy Bell McMillan - View this family
himself
wife
Patsy Bell McMillan
Birth: August 26, 1932 32 29Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 20, 2023Treasure Island, Pinellas, Florida, United States
Marriage: February 22, 1953
6 months
son
4 years
daughter
Danette Patricia Whitehurst
Birth: May 8, 1957 27 24Island, Washington, United States
Death: April 23, 2001Treasure Island, Pinellas, Florida, United States
21 months
son
Danis Kenneth Whitehurst
Birth: January 30, 1959 29 26
Death: June 27, 2020St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States