The Shemwell Family

Kenneth Grover McCantsAge: 77 years19242002

Name
Kenneth Grover McCants
Given names
Kenneth Grover
Surname
McCants
Birth July 10, 1924
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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
MarriageEvelyn Irene RaderView this family
June 30, 1973 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 April 15, 2002 (Age 77 years)
Family with Evelyn Irene Rader - View this family
himself
Kenneth Grover McCants
Birth: July 10, 1924Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: April 15, 2002Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Marriage: June 30, 1973Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States
Charles Henry Hecht + Evelyn Irene Rader - View this family
wife’s husband
Charles Henry Hecht
Birth: October 26, 1919North Dakota, United States
Death: July 16, 1984Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States
wife
step-son
Private
step-son
Charles Scott Hecht
Birth: March 11, 1955 35 28Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States
Death: July 14, 2013Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
step-son
Rockney Lee Hecht
Birth: March 7, 1957 37 30Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States
Death: March 28, 1967Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States