The Shemwell Family

Marguerite Elizabeth MillerAge: 75 years19171992

Name
Marguerite Elizabeth Miller
Given names
Marguerite Elizabeth
Surname
Miller
Married name
Marguerite Elizabeth Hall
Birth August 3, 1917
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 (Age 4 months)

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 12 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 daughter
#1
Nancy Loretta Hall
December 1, 1934 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harry Rodger Hall
July 24, 1939 (Age 21 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Marion Farrell Hall
December 28, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 7, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 28 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
Marriage of a childHarry Rodger HallDorothy Mae BradleyView this family
August 17, 1985 (Age 68 years)
Death December 29, 1992 (Age 75 years)
Family with Albert Clegg Hall - View this family
husband
Albert Clegg Hall
Birth: September 16, 1912 30 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 15, 2000Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
herself
daughter
Nancy Loretta Hall
Birth: December 1, 1934 22 17Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 2013Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
son
Private
son
Harry Rodger Hall
Birth: July 24, 1939 26 21Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 2008Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
17 months
son
Marion Farrell Hall
Birth: December 28, 1940 28 23Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 5, 2012Henderson, North Carolina, United States