The Shemwell Family

Donald Erwin PickellAge: 37 years19181956

Name
Donald Erwin Pickell
Given names
Donald Erwin
Surname
Pickell
Birth August 27, 1918
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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
#1
Francis Duane “Frank” Pickell
August 1, 1936 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Gerald Leroy Pickell
January 29, 1938 (Age 19 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
MarriageAgnes Mildred SmithView this family
before 1950 (Age 31 years)

Census April 15, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 27 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 June 9, 1956 (Age 37 years)
Cause of death: Automobile Accident
Family with Beatrice Branson - View this family
himself
wife
son
Francis Duane “Frank” Pickell
Birth: August 1, 1936 17 18Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: August 15, 1992Madison, Montana, United States
18 months
son
Gerald Leroy Pickell
Birth: January 29, 1938 19 19Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: June 7, 2012
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
Family with Agnes Mildred Smith - View this family
himself
wife
Agnes Mildred Smith
Birth: December 29, 1922Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
Death: April 22, 1974Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Marriage: before 1950
Sampson Adolph Patterson + Beatrice Branson - View this family
wife’s husband
Sampson Adolph Patterson
Birth: December 13, 1916Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1976Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: March 6, 1946Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States