The Shemwell Family

Betty Lou JonesAge: 71 years19271998

Name
Betty Lou Jones
Given names
Betty Lou
Surname
Jones
Married name
Betty Lou Hess
Birth February 23, 1927 31 21
Birth of a brotherRobert Douglas Jones
February 4, 1928 (Age 11 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 sisterShirley Mae Jones
February 26, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterBarbara Jean Jones
January 16, 1932 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterDolores Ann “Laurie” Jones
April 30, 1933 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas B Jones
about 1938 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 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 18 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 motherVera Helen Conklin
May 15, 1982 (Age 55 years)
Death of a fatherLee Archie Jones Sr.
January 7, 1983 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterFrances Marion Jones
October 29, 1989 (Age 62 years)
Death November 4, 1998 (Age 71 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1921
15 months
elder sister
Frances Marion Jones
Birth: April 16, 1922 26 17Wahpeton, Richland, North Dakota, United States
Death: October 29, 1989Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States
2 years
elder brother
Lee Archie Jones Jr.
Birth: July 25, 1924 29 19Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
Death: May 10, 2003Kuala Lumur, Manjung (Dinding), Perak, Malaysia
3 years
herself
Betty Lou Jones
Birth: February 23, 1927 31 21Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: November 4, 1998Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
11 months
younger brother
Robert Douglas Jones
Birth: February 4, 1928 32 22Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: July 25, 2009Tinley Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger sister
Shirley Mae Jones
Birth: February 26, 1930 34 24Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: February 11, 2003Pasco, Florida, United States
23 months
younger sister
Barbara Jean Jones
Birth: January 16, 1932 36 26Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 2000Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
15 months
younger sister
Dolores Ann “Laurie” Jones
Birth: April 30, 1933 37 28Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: December 13, 2009Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Betty Lou Jones has 4 first cousins recorded