Katherine Virginia MatthewsAge: 61 years1910–1972
- Name
- Katherine Virginia Matthews
- Given names
- Katherine Virginia
- Surname
- Matthews
- Married name
- Katherine Virginia Shemwell
 Birth | January 18, 1910 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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/ |
| 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 |
 Marriage | Victor Murdoch Shemwell — View this family March 25, 1935 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Alison Lenore “Chickie” Shemwell December 2, 1935 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 granddaughter #1 | Judith Lorraine “Judy” Ruthenberg December 30, 1952 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 granddaughter #2 | Saundra Lee Ruthenberg June 30, 1954 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Dana Ann Ruthenberg January 1, 1956 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dana Ann Ruthenberg January 1, 1956 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Allen Ruthenberg December 20, 1959 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 | 1972 (Age 61 years) |
| Family with Victor Murdoch Shemwell |
| husband |
Victor Murdoch Shemwell Birth: June 14, 1913 25 21 — Melber, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 1994 — Polk, Florida, United States |
| herself |
Katherine Virginia Matthews Birth: January 18, 1910 — Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: 1972 |
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Marriage: March 25, 1935 — |
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8 months daughter |
Alison Lenore “Chickie” Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1935 22 25 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Death: October 29, 2020 — Sweetwater, Lewis, Tennessee, United States |