The Shemwell Family

Name
Emma Pauline Cumbee
Given names
Emma Pauline
Surname
Cumbee
Married name
Emma Pauline Fish
Birth September 15, 1924 34 30
MarriageOwen Thomas FishView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterFanny Blanche Cumbee
May 15, 1927 (Age 2 years)
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 21, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Lee “Bob” Cumbee
May 21, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ellen Cumbee
May 22, 1933 (Age 8 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Carl Ray Fish
July 27, 1945 (Age 20 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
Death of a fatherGeorge Radford Cumbee
April 18, 1948 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Irene Fish
April 11, 1949 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Ronnie Lee Fish
May 28, 1950 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sonRonnie Lee Fish
October 11, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Cause: Marasmus
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 motherMary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell
January 14, 1966 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ellen Cumbee
September 2, 1972 (Age 47 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 May 6, 1987 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stokes Community Cemetery
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