The Shemwell Family

Marie Dorothy “Dee” HennessyAge: 96 years19202017

Name
Marie Dorothy “Dee” Hennessy
Given names
Marie Dorothy
Surname
Hennessy
Married name
Marie Dorothy Shamel
Nickname
Dee
Birth December 28, 1920
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Teresa Linda Shamel
September 28, 1941 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 5, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 25 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 husbandJames Rollin Shamel
August 13, 2008 (Age 87 years)
Death April 19, 2017 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
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husband
James Rollin Shamel
Birth: September 11, 1916 23 20Missouri, United States
Death: August 13, 2008Bridgeton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Marie Dorothy “Dee” Hennessy
Birth: December 28, 1920St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 19, 2017St. Louis, Missouri, United States
daughter
Teresa Linda Shamel
Birth: September 28, 1941 25 20St Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: August 19, 2019St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Rollin Shamel - Household

6307 Wellsmar Avenue Normandy, St Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shamel, RollenXheadMW23MMOSame placeFuse makerElectric factory
Shamel, DeewifeFW19MMO