The Shemwell Family

James Bentley BlattAge: 59 years19462006

Name
James Bentley Blatt
Given names
James Bentley
Surname
Blatt
Birth November 5, 1946 39 39
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 3 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 paternal grandmotherRosa Lee “Rosalie” Shemwell
1968 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherBernice Lee Blatt
April 3, 1973 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
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 motherMadelyn Gertrude Bertley
August 21, 1996 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherRichard Lee Blatt
July 25, 2006 (Age 59 years)
Death October 12, 2006 (Age 59 years)
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father
Bernice Lee Blatt
Birth: March 4, 1907 23 19Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 3, 1973Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
mother
Madelyn Gertrude Bertley
Birth: March 10, 1907 30 31Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Death: August 21, 1996Will, Illinois, United States
Marriage: July 11, 1931Cook, Illinois, United States
9 years
elder brother
Richard Lee Blatt
Birth: May 24, 1940 33 33Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: July 25, 2006Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
6 years
himself
James Bentley Blatt
Birth: November 5, 1946 39 39Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: October 12, 2006Arkansas, United States