The Shemwell Family

Frederick William BurkertAge: 51 years19271978

Name
Frederick William Burkert
Given names
Frederick William
Surname
Burkert
Birth March 5, 1927
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 14 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 son
#1
William Eugene “Bill” Burkert
July 13, 1952 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Wayne Burkert
July 26, 1953 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 18 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 sonWilliam Eugene “Bill” Burkert
June 23, 1976 (Age 49 years)

Death December 4, 1978 (Age 51 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Memorial Park
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himself
Frederick William Burkert
Birth: March 5, 1927St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: December 4, 1978St Joseph, Andrew, Missouri, United States
wife
Sylvia Jean Davis
Birth: July 22, 1935 20 18St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: January 13, 1980St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
son
William Eugene “Bill” Burkert
Birth: July 13, 1952 25 16St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 1976
1 year
son
Robert Wayne Burkert
Birth: July 26, 1953 26 18St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: December 5, 2010St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
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wife’s husband
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wife
Sylvia Jean Davis
Birth: July 22, 1935 20 18St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: January 13, 1980St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States