The Shemwell Family

Helen Ruth CollinsAge: 84 years19222006

Name
Helen Ruth Collins
Given names
Helen Ruth
Surname
Collins
Married name
Helen Ruth Burch
Birth April 8, 1922
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 daughter
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Rebecca Ann “Becky” Burch
April 28, 1943 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 12, 1950 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 23 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 daughterRebecca Ann “Becky” Burch
November 9, 1999 (Age 77 years)
Death of a husbandMarcell Alvin Burch
July 31, 2000 (Age 78 years)
Death September 10, 2006 (Age 84 years)
Family with Marcell Alvin Burch - View this family
husband
herself
Helen Ruth Collins
Birth: April 8, 1922Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: September 10, 2006Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
daughter
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daughter
Rebecca Ann “Becky” Burch
Birth: April 28, 1943 22 21Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Death: November 9, 1999Denver, Adams, Colorado, United States
son
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son
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daughter
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Marcell Alvin Burch + Winifred Mabel Trexler - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: June 7, 1956Nevada, United States

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