The Shemwell Family

Borden

Name
Borden
Surname
Borden
Birth
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageSallie Laura ThurmanView this family
about 1914

Birth of a son
#1
John Myron Borden
November 27, 1915
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
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

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
Marriage of a childJohn Myron BordenLouise View this family
about 1939

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
Death of a wifeSallie Laura Thurman
March 21, 1953
Cause: Cancer
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953
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
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 sonJohn Myron Borden
July 11, 1987
Deathunknown

Family with Sallie Laura Thurman - View this family
himself
wife
Sallie Laura Thurman
Birth: October 29, 1891 27 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1953Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1914
23 months
son
John Myron Borden
Birth: November 27, 1915 24Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 11, 1987Dallas, Texas, United States
Kirby L Hale + Sallie Laura Thurman - View this family
wife’s husband
Kirby L Hale
Birth: July 22, 1899Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: May 30, 1959Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
wife
Sallie Laura Thurman
Birth: October 29, 1891 27 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1953Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1927

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