The Shemwell Family

Dawn Forest GwinAge: 79 years19171996

Name
Dawn Forest Gwin
Given names
Dawn Forest
Surname
Gwin
Birth September 23, 1917 25 26
Marriage of parentsMarvel T GwinMable Marie PricerView this family
about 1917
Note: Marriage info based on 1920 Census
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 3 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 2 years)
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
MarriageWanda Mae MillerView this family
about 1936 (Age 18 years)

Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their child, Billy Joe Gwin.
Birth of a son
#1
Billy Joe Gwin
September 4, 1937 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dawn Marvel Gwin
August 29, 1942 (Age 24 years)
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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 motherMable Marie Pricer
August 4, 1962 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 fatherMarvel T Gwin
July 30, 1986 (Age 68 years)
Death October 24, 1996 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Appleton City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Marvel T Gwin
Birth: June 10, 1892Appleton, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Death: July 30, 1986Appleton, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
mother
Mable Marie Pricer
Birth: June 24, 1891Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Death: August 4, 1962Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1917Missouri, United States
9 months
himself
Dawn Forest Gwin
Birth: September 23, 1917 25 26Colorado, United States
Death: October 24, 1996Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Family with Virginia Faye VanGundy - View this family
himself
Dawn Forest Gwin
Birth: September 23, 1917 25 26Colorado, United States
Death: October 24, 1996Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
wife
son
Dawn Marvel Gwin
Birth: August 29, 1942 24 25Missouri, United States
Death: August 7, 2017Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States
son
Private
Family with Wanda Mae Miller - View this family
himself
Dawn Forest Gwin
Birth: September 23, 1917 25 26Colorado, United States
Death: October 24, 1996Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
wife
Wanda Mae Miller
Birth: July 1, 1918Lowry City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Death: January 26, 2019Marble Falls, Burnet, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1936
20 months
son
Billy Joe Gwin
Birth: September 4, 1937 19 19Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Death: July 23, 2015Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Raymond Fred Burk + Virginia Faye VanGundy - View this family
wife’s husband
Raymond Fred Burk
Birth: August 22, 1914 20 19Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 16, 1998Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: October 8, 1934Payne, Oklahoma, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Patty Joyce Burk
Birth: August 30, 1935 21 18Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 22, 2013Missouri, United States
3 years
step-son
Ben Harold Burk
Birth: August 6, 1938 23 21Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 19, 1991Lane, Oregon, United States

Dawn Forest Gwin has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marvel T Gwin - Household

Appleton, St. Clair, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gwin, Marvel TheadRMW27MYesYesMOILILYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Gwin, Mable MwifeFW27MYesYesMOOHINYesNone
Gwin, Dawn FsonMW2 years 3 monthsSCOMOMONone

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their child, Billy Joe Gwin.