The Shemwell Family

Mary Josephine ReidAge: 89 years19252014

Name
Mary Josephine Reid
Given names
Mary Josephine
Surname
Reid
Married name
Mary Josephine Perry
Birth February 11, 1925
MarriageRay Carlton PerryView this family
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Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 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 20 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 husbandRay Carlton Perry
March 11, 2014 (Age 89 years)
Death November 24, 2014 (Age 89 years)
Family with Ray Carlton Perry - View this family
husband
Ray Carlton Perry
Birth: October 27, 1922 42 38Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 2014Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
herself
Mary Josephine Reid
Birth: February 11, 1925Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 2014Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: