The Shemwell Family

Gerald Leroy PickellAge: 74 years19382012

Name
Gerald Leroy Pickell
Given names
Gerald Leroy
Surname
Pickell
Birth January 29, 1938 19 19
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCharles Frances Branson
December 13, 1943 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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
Marriage of a parentSampson Adolph PattersonBeatrice BransonView this family
March 6, 1946 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentDonald Erwin PickellAgnes Mildred SmithView this family
before 1950 (Age 11 years)

Census April 15, 1950 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 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 fatherDonald Erwin Pickell
June 9, 1956 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Automobile Accident
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 motherBeatrice Branson
July 5, 1976 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherFrancis Duane “Frank” Pickell
August 15, 1992 (Age 54 years)
Death June 7, 2012 (Age 74 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Francis Duane “Frank” Pickell
Birth: August 1, 1936 17 18Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: August 15, 1992Madison, Montana, United States
18 months
himself
Gerald Leroy Pickell
Birth: January 29, 1938 19 19Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: June 7, 2012
brother
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brother
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sister
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brother
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Father’s family with Agnes Mildred Smith - View this family
father
step-mother
Agnes Mildred Smith
Birth: December 29, 1922Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
Death: April 22, 1974Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Marriage: before 1950
Mother’s family with Sampson Adolph Patterson - View this family
step-father
Sampson Adolph Patterson
Birth: December 13, 1916Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1976Washington, United States
mother
Marriage: March 6, 1946Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States