The Shemwell Family

Mary Lou MyersAge: 88 years18951984

Name
Mary Lou Myers
Given names
Mary Lou
Surname
Myers
Married name
Mary Lou Webb
Birth October 12, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 years)
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
MarriageJames Leffle WebbView this family
November 17, 1916 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#1
Cora Gladys Webb
November 9, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 years)

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 22 years)

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/
Birth of a son
#2
William Albert Webb
June 14, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Oscar Lee Webb
September 5, 1924 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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
Marriage of a childNorman F KellyCora Gladys WebbView this family
April 25, 1943 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 grandson
#1
Sammy Lee Webb
November 6, 1947 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 sonWilliam Albert Webb
December 29, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sonOscar Lee Webb
July 14, 1973 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 May 31, 1984 (Age 88 years)
Family with James Leffle Webb - View this family
husband
James Leffle Webb
Birth: January 10, 1896 39 34Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1991Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
herself
Mary Lou Myers
Birth: October 12, 1895Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 31, 1984Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: November 17, 1916Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
1 year
daughter
Cora Gladys Webb
Birth: November 9, 1917 21 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 2014Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
William Albert Webb
Birth: June 14, 1920 24 24Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 29, 1968Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Oscar Lee Webb
Birth: September 5, 1924 28 28Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 14, 1973Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

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