The Shemwell Family

Raven Byron ShemwellAge: 88 years19242013

Name
Raven Byron Shemwell
Given names
Raven Byron
Surname
Shemwell
Birth October 22, 1924 31 30
Military
US Navy World War II

Birth of a sisterBernice Irene Shemwell
January 6, 1927 (Age 2 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHettie Louise Hathcock
July 28, 1941 (Age 16 years)
Note: Parents wrong on Death Certificate?
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas Alonzo Shemwell
April 15, 1947 (Age 22 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherByron Shemwell
February 21, 1952 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 motherRhoda “Rodie” Brewer
July 13, 1956 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 sisterDortha Sue Shemwell
June 22, 2004 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterBernice Irene Shemwell
June 16, 2011 (Age 86 years)
Death January 16, 2013 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
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father
mother
elder sister
Anna Louise Shemwell
Birth: April 23, 1921 28 26Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 25, 1921Graves, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Dortha Sue Shemwell
Birth: July 8, 1923 30 28Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 22, 2004Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
16 months
himself
Raven Byron Shemwell
Birth: October 22, 1924 31 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 16, 2013Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Bernice Irene Shemwell
Birth: January 6, 1927 33 32
Death: June 16, 2011Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
sister
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himself
Raven Byron Shemwell
Birth: October 22, 1924 31 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 16, 2013Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
wife
Virginia Louise Reeder
Birth: December 8, 1927Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 2018Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
son
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