The Shemwell Family

Name
Loran Lavelle Daugherty Jr
Given names
Loran Lavelle
Surname
Daugherty
Name suffix
Jr
Birth April 24, 1924 21 19
Birth of a brotherHarold Roy Daugherty
September 11, 1925 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherTroy Caroll Daugherty
September 11, 1925 (Age 16 months)
Note: Document lists birth date and mother's maiden name
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 9, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Daugherty Jr.
April 23, 1931 (Age 6 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Death of a motherDebbie “Dovie” Driscoll
before 1940 (Age 15 years)
Note: She is shown in the 1930 Census with her husband and children. In the 1940 Census, she is not listed and her husband is listed as a Widow.
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 16 years)
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
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 paternal grandmotherMary Etta Payne
February 3, 1954 (Age 29 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 October 17, 1981 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Park Cemetery
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