The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth BurchAge: 90 years19202010

Name
Mary Elizabeth Burch
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Burch
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Michael
Birth March 31, 1920 24 20
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 17 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 19, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 paternal grandmotherHarriet Lear “Hattie” Power
October 27, 1959 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherIda M Humphrey
1964 (Age 43 years)

Death of a fatherJohn Robert Burch
January 11, 1972 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 husbandCol. George Perry Michael
April 20, 1999 (Age 79 years)
Death August 14, 2010 (Age 90 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary
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father
John Robert Burch
Birth: July 13, 1895 30 25McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: January 11, 1972Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1919
15 months
herself
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husband
Col. George Perry Michael
Birth: March 10, 1918Yuma, Yuma, Colorado, United States
Death: April 20, 1999Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
herself
son
Private
son
Private

Mary Elizabeth Burch has 20 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Burch - Household

3801 Silver Ave Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burch, John RheadMW44MKSSame houseMachinist? Railroad
Burch, Ida MXwifeFW40MKSSame house
Burch, Mary EdaughterFW20SKSSame house