The Shemwell Family

Wanda Lee ChappellAge: 81 years19242006

Name
Wanda Lee Chappell
Given names
Wanda Lee
Surname
Chappell
Married name
Wanda Lee Rushin
Birth October 13, 1924
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
Birth of a son
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James Virgil “Butch” Rushin
March 21, 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
Census April 27, 1950 (Age 25 years)
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
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 of a husbandVirgil Benjamin Rushin
May 18, 1983 (Age 58 years)
Death April 1, 2006 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
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husband
Virgil Benjamin Rushin
Birth: July 22, 1924 26 23Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1983Missouri, United States
herself
Wanda Lee Chappell
Birth: October 13, 1924Arkansas, United States
Death: April 1, 2006Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
son
James Virgil “Butch” Rushin
Birth: March 21, 1945 20 20Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 2016Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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