The Shemwell Family

John Thomas BurkhartAge: 69 years19091979

Name
John Thomas Burkhart
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
Burkhart
Birth November 19, 1909 49 37
Death of a sisterDrucilla Burkhart
before 1910 (Age 43 days)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 8 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a sisterNora B Burkhart
after 1920 (Age 10 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel Burkhart
March 13, 1925 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterNina Edna Burkhart
July 15, 1928 (Age 18 years)
Burial of a sisterNina Edna Burkhart
July 16, 1928 (Age 18 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
Death of a fatherWilliam Goddard Burkhart
February 14, 1937 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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
Marriage of a parentFrank ShambyCatherine Dolly “Kate” LawsonView this family
June 2, 1947 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a parentAverill William SmithCatherine Dolly “Kate” LawsonView this family
August 25, 1950 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sisterWillie Bell Burkhart
June 3, 1952 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherCatherine Dolly “Kate” Lawson
October 24, 1953 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 sisterDoris D Burkhart
July 8, 1970 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 sisterAlice Lyda Burkhart
August 12, 1977 (Age 67 years)
Death February 28, 1979 (Age 69 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1, 1892Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States
-5 years
elder sister
Nora B Burkhart
Birth: February 1888 27 16Missouri, United States
Death: after 1920
5 years
elder sister
Willie Bell Burkhart
Birth: March 26, 1893 32 21Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 3, 1952Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
11 months
elder sister
Doris D Burkhart
Birth: February 17, 1894 33 22Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Death: July 8, 1970Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
15 months
elder sister
Ethel Rose Burkhart
Birth: May 17, 1895 34 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 6, 1979San Joaquin, California, United States
18 months
elder sister
Hattie May Burkhart
Birth: November 21, 1896 36 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 1, 1983Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States
3 years
elder sister
Alice Lyda Burkhart
Birth: May 13, 1899 38 27Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 12, 1977Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
9 months
elder sister
Drucilla Burkhart
Birth: January 1900 39 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: before 1910
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Catherine Louise Burkhart
Birth: February 22, 1905 44 33Colorado, United States
Death: April 4, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
19 months
elder sister
Nina Edna Burkhart
Birth: September 15, 1906 45 34Loma, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Death: July 15, 1928Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States
19 months
elder brother
19 months
himself
John Thomas Burkhart
Birth: November 19, 1909 49 37Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Death: February 28, 1979Castleford, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Mother’s family with Frank Shamby - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: June 2, 1947Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Mother’s family with Averill William Smith - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: August 25, 1950Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

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