The Shemwell Family

Annette WhitfieldAge: 78 years19362014

Name
Annette Whitfield
Given names
Annette
Surname
Whitfield
Married name
Annette Dixon
Birth February 15, 1936 21 18
Birth of a sisterLoretta Whitfield
July 29, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Clyde Pearson
January 22, 1942 (Age 5 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
Birth of a sisterCynthia “Cindy” Whitfield
September 26, 1952 (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
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Lynn “Joey” Dixon
May 8, 1957 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Holland “Holly” Driskill
March 21, 1969 (Age 33 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 sonJoseph Lynn “Joey” Dixon
October 17, 1991 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandLyndal Joe Dixon
May 12, 1993 (Age 57 years)
Death of a fatherRoy Newton Whitfield
September 4, 1993 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherRita Jeanette Pearson
June 24, 2008 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterLoretta Whitfield
August 28, 2008 (Age 72 years)
Death March 14, 2014 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Salem Cemetery
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father
Roy Newton Whitfield
Birth: September 22, 1914Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1993White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
mother
Rita Jeanette Pearson
Birth: December 8, 1917 24 23Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 24, 2008Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: July 7, 1935
7 months
herself
Annette Whitfield
Birth: February 15, 1936 21 18Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 2014Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Loretta Whitfield
Birth: July 29, 1940 25 22Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2008Nortonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
12 years
younger sister
Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield
Birth: September 26, 1952 38 34Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: August 27, 2020Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Lyndal Joe Dixon
Birth: October 19, 1937Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 12, 1993Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
herself
Annette Whitfield
Birth: February 15, 1936 21 18Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 2014Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
son
Joseph Lynn “Joey” Dixon
Birth: May 8, 1957 19 21Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 17, 1991Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
son
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