The Shemwell Family

Arnitta Arlington VaughanAge: 79 years19181998

Name
Arnitta Arlington Vaughan
Given names
Arnitta Arlington
Surname
Vaughan
Married name
Arnitta Arlington Ragan
Birth August 29, 1918

MarriageJonathan Howard RaganView this family
unknown

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

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 11 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
Birth of a son
#1
Jonathan Howard “Johnny” Ragan Jr.
November 28, 1940 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ruth Colleen Ragan
August 14, 1962 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Frederic Scott Ragan
May 19, 1964 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 husbandJonathan Howard Ragan
October 6, 1990 (Age 72 years)
Death February 5, 1998 (Age 79 years)

Burial
Family with Jonathan Howard Ragan - View this family
husband
Jonathan Howard Ragan
Birth: September 14, 1912 49Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 6, 1990Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage:
son

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