The Shemwell Family

Vernon Lee OatsvallAge: 73 years19191993

Name
Vernon Lee Oatsvall
Given names
Vernon Lee
Surname
Oatsvall
Birth November 15, 1919 28 26
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Robert Lee “Bobby” Oatsvall
August 31, 1939 (Age 19 years)
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 19, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 fatherMarshall Lee Oatsvall
August 1976 (Age 56 years)
Death October 31, 1993 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Ridge Cemetery
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father
Marshall Lee Oatsvall
Birth: November 26, 1890Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 1976Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
mother
Martha Elizabeth Stewart
Birth: December 26, 1892Silver City, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Death: March 18, 1996Camden, Georgia, United States
Marriage:
himself
Vernon Lee Oatsvall
Birth: November 15, 1919 28 26Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1993Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Family with Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell - View this family
himself
Vernon Lee Oatsvall
Birth: November 15, 1919 28 26Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1993Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
wife
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
Birth: November 27, 1919 40 28Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 2008Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
son
Robert Lee “Bobby” Oatsvall
Birth: August 31, 1939 19 19Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 9, 2013Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
daughter
Private

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Vernon Lee Oatsvall - Household

Eva, Benton, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Oatsvall, VernonheadMW20MTNSame PlaceFishermanFishing
Oatsvall, CharleneXwifeFW20MTNDoverStewartTNHousewifeOwn Home