The Shemwell Family

John David WhitneyAge: 43 years19281972

Name
John David Whitney
Given names
John David
Surname
Whitney
Birth November 5, 1928
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 months)

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 13 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 son
#1
Dennis Dale Whitney
December 5, 1947 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 21 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 17 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 March 20, 1972 (Age 43 years)
Family with Nevellen Mercedes Branson - View this family
himself
John David Whitney
Birth: November 5, 1928Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Death: March 20, 1972Ventura, Ventura, California, United States
wife
Nevellen Mercedes Branson
Birth: November 18, 1927 23 19Plummer, Benewah, Idaho, United States
Death: September 5, 1993Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
son
Dennis Dale Whitney
Birth: December 5, 1947 19 20Ventura, California, United States
Death: March 12, 2006New York, United States
son
Private
son
Private
Jesse Ray Dodson Jr + Nevellen Mercedes Branson - View this family
wife’s husband
Jesse Ray Dodson Jr
Birth: August 22, 1920Waco, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 20, 1998Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
wife
Nevellen Mercedes Branson
Birth: November 18, 1927 23 19Plummer, Benewah, Idaho, United States
Death: September 5, 1993Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1972Los Angeles, California, United States

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