The Shemwell Family

Richard Holladay “Dick” CrossAge: 90 years19232013

Name
Richard Holladay “Dick” Cross
Given names
Richard Holladay
Surname
Cross
Nickname
Dick
Birth February 16, 1923
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Brenda Elaine Cross
December 25, 1948 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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
Marriage of a childJoseph Richard JonesBrenda Elaine CrossView this family
about 1974 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 April 13, 2013 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Westhampton Memorial Park and Cremation Park
Family with Frances Elaine Mahaley - View this family
himself
Richard Holladay “Dick” Cross
Birth: February 16, 1923Henrico, Virginia, United States
Death: April 13, 2013Henrico, Virginia, United States
wife
Frances Elaine Mahaley
Birth: November 11, 1924 21 17Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 30, 2021Glen Allen, Henrico, Virginia, United States
daughter
Brenda Elaine Cross
Birth: December 25, 1948 25 24Henrico, Virginia, United States
Death: December 25, 2015Henrico, Virginia, United States
son
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daughter
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