The Shemwell Family

Willard Noel KirkendallAge: 70 years19191990

Name
Willard Noel Kirkendall
Given names
Willard Noel
Surname
Kirkendall
Birth June 28, 1919
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
Religious marriageDoris M JonesView this family
May 22, 1938 (Age 18 years)
Military
World War II Draft
1940 (Age 20 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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
Death of a wifeDoris M Jones
August 1951 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 June 17, 1990 (Age 70 years)
Family with Doris M Jones - View this family
himself
Willard Noel Kirkendall
Birth: June 28, 1919Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States
Death: June 17, 1990Colorado, United States
wife
Doris M Jones
Birth: 1919 30 27Nebraska, United States
Death: August 1951Colorado, United States
Marriage: May 22, 1938Burlington, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Willard Noel Kirkendall - Household

Kit Carson, Colorado, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kirkendall, Willard NheadMW20MKSfarmer
Kirkendall, DoriswifeFW21MNE