The Shemwell Family

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Birth	December 24, 1924 Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 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 16 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 14, 1950 (Age 25 years) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 years) South Korea 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 husband	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell November 29, 1969 (Age 44 years) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 years) Vietnam 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	December 17, 2014 (Age 89 years) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Family with Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Christine Cooper Birth: December 24, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 17, 2014 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell + Margaret Cook - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Margaret Cook Birth: November 27, 1916 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 10, 2003 — West Alexandria, Preble, Ohio, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1939 —

Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell + Lillian Wilma Travis - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Family with spouse John Makepeace Storbeck Lillian Wilma Travis Birth: December 7, 1918 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1997 — Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
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Family with Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell
husband Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
herself Parents (unknown)	Christine Cooper 1924–2014
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell + Margaret Cook
husband Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Margaret Cook 1916–2003
Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell + Lillian Wilma Travis
husband Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Lillian Wilma Travis 1918–1997
step-son Family (none)	Private