The Shemwell Family

Dixie Jane HowellAge: 70 years19362006

Name
Dixie Jane Howell
Given names
Dixie Jane
Surname
Howell
Birth June 17, 1936 24 20
Census April 25, 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
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 maternal grandfatherFred Moore Carver
October 27, 1961 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMaude Greek Welborn
December 6, 1972 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherJessie Dixie Howell
December 20, 1973 (Age 37 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 motherMarianna Carver
May 8, 1986 (Age 49 years)
Death October 13, 2006 (Age 70 years)

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father
Jessie Dixie Howell
Birth: October 12, 1911Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 20, 1973Boyle, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marianna Carver
Birth: June 6, 1916 31 26Kentucky, United States
Death: May 8, 1986Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
herself
Dixie Jane Howell
Birth: June 17, 1936 24 20Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 13, 2006

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jessie Dixie Howell - Household

723 Madison Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Howell, Jessie DheadMW28MKYRMuhlenbergKYPlumberGas Company
Howell, MariannaXwifeFW23MKYGranvilleMuhlenbergKY
Howell, Dixie JanedaughterFW3SKY