The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	February 22, 1917 34 21 Napavine, Lewis, Washington, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 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 10 months) 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 12 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 24 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
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 years) South Korea 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 mother	Bertha F Reiymeyer February 8, 1961 (Age 43 years) Douglas, Washington, United States
Death of a father	Alfred Torlef Testall May 9, 1966 (Age 49 years) Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 years) Vietnam 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	March 17, 1991 (Age 74 years) Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bertha F Reiymeyer Theodore William “Duke” Testall George Washington Testall Alfred Torlef Testall Birth: December 19, 1882 — Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Death: May 9, 1966 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ernest Snow Frost Family with spouse Alfred Torlef Testall Theodore William “Duke” Testall George Washington Testall Bertha F Reiymeyer Birth: March 4, 1895 — Germany Death: February 8, 1961 — Douglas, Washington, United States
	Marriage: May 8, 1914 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States
9 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Theodore William “Duke” Testall Birth: February 18, 1915 32 19 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States Death: April 22, 2000 — East Wenatchee, Douglas, Washington, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Washington Testall Birth: February 22, 1917 34 21 — Napavine, Lewis, Washington, United States Death: March 17, 1991 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Mother’s family with Ernest Snow Frost - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Osa Aglentine “Ossie” Lasiter Erma Grace Frost Family with spouse Rosa Belle Stuckey Peggy Clyde Frost Snow “Mamie” Frost August Harry Frost Family with spouse Bertha F Reiymeyer Ernest Snow Frost Birth: May 8, 1880 41 40 — Granby City, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: July 16, 1955 — East Wenatchee, Douglas, Washington, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ernest Snow Frost Family with spouse Alfred Torlef Testall Theodore William “Duke” Testall George Washington Testall Bertha F Reiymeyer Birth: March 4, 1895 — Germany Death: February 8, 1961 — Douglas, Washington, United States
	Marriage: —

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Alfred Torlef Testall 1882–1966
mother Parents (unknown)	Bertha F Reiymeyer 1895–1961
elder brother Family (none)	Theodore William “Duke” Testall 1915–2000
himself Family (none)	George Washington Testall 1917–1991
Mother’s family with Ernest Snow Frost
step-father Parents Snow Frost Elisa Ellen “Louisa” Bradshaw	Ernest Snow Frost 1880–1955
mother Parents (unknown)	Bertha F Reiymeyer 1895–1961