The Shemwell Family

Donald Rex RodgersAge: 54 years19361990

Name
Donald Rex Rodgers
Given names
Donald Rex
Surname
Rodgers
Birth April 27, 1936 33 29
Birth of a sisterPatricia Ruth Rodgers
March 9, 1939 (Age 2 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 maternal grandfatherJames Lulard “Linnie” Ginn
April 4, 1953 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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 fatherCecil Calvin Rodgers
August 9, 1957 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 motherEvelyn Belle Ginn
April 10, 1981 (Age 44 years)
Death August 25, 1990 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunny Lane Cemetery
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father
Cecil Calvin Rodgers
Birth: September 15, 1902Foreman, Little River, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 9, 1957Oklahoma, United States
mother
Evelyn Belle Ginn
Birth: January 31, 1907 33 27Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 10, 1981Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
brother
Private
himself
Donald Rex Rodgers
Birth: April 27, 1936 33 29Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 25, 1990Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Patricia Ruth Rodgers
Birth: March 9, 1939 36 32Wanette, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 18, 1998Duval, Florida, United States
brother
Private