The Shemwell Family

Jewel Beatrice WatsonAge: 94 years19222016

Name
Jewel Beatrice Watson
Given names
Jewel Beatrice
Surname
Watson
Married name
Jewel Beatrice Burrus
Birth about 1922
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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
Birth of a son
#1
Gary Dean Burrus
March 10, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 husbandWalter A Burrus
November 25, 1974 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 sonGary Dean Burrus
May 21, 2013 (Age 91 years)
Death January 8, 2016 (Age 94 years)
Family with Walter A Burrus - View this family
husband
Walter A Burrus
Birth: December 28, 1914 26 26Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 25, 1974Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
herself
Jewel Beatrice Watson
Birth: about 1922Arkansas, United States
Death: January 8, 2016North Hartford, Washington, New York, United States
son
Gary Dean Burrus
Birth: March 10, 1940 25 18Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 21, 2013Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States
daughter
Private

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter A Burrus - Household

West Walnut Ridge-East of Village Areck? Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burrus, Walter AheadMW25MARRLawrenceARFarm LaborerFarm
Burrus, BeatricewifeFW18MARRLawrenceAR
Burrus, Gary DsonMW2mSAR