The Shemwell Family

May Evelyn DowidatAge: 76 years19262002

Name
May Evelyn Dowidat
Given names
May Evelyn
Surname
Dowidat
Married name
May Evelyn McMillan
Birth May 28, 1926
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 15 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
MarriageRobert Daniel McMillan JrView this family
November 23, 1946 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 19 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 husbandRobert Daniel McMillan Jr
September 2, 1987 (Age 61 years)
Death August 28, 2002 (Age 76 years)

Family with Robert Daniel McMillan Jr - View this family
husband
Robert Daniel McMillan Jr
Birth: December 13, 1922 23 20Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1987Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Marriage: November 23, 1946Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States