The Shemwell Family

Grace SchaumkellAge: 76 years19211997

Name
Grace Schaumkell
Given names
Grace
Surname
Schaumkell
Married name
Grace McGehee
Birth February 23, 1921
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
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
MarriageRex Maurice McGeheeView this family
December 4, 1948 (Age 27 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 24 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 husbandRex Maurice McGehee
May 5, 1986 (Age 65 years)
Death August 9, 1997 (Age 76 years)
Family with Rex Maurice McGehee - View this family
husband
Rex Maurice McGehee
Birth: May 31, 1911 22 17Arkansas, United States
Death: May 5, 1986Montebello, Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Grace Schaumkell
Birth: February 23, 1921Apia, Samoa
Death: August 9, 1997Montebello, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: December 4, 1948Los Angeles, California, United States
Rex Maurice McGehee + Mayme Elizabeth “Mamie” Yount - View this family
husband
Rex Maurice McGehee
Birth: May 31, 1911 22 17Arkansas, United States
Death: May 5, 1986Montebello, Los Angeles, California, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 1, 1933Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Rex Maurice McGehee - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
McGehee, Rex MheadMW39MarARWK40SalesmanSears and Roebuck P
McGehee, GracewifeFW29MarSamoaWK40Factory WorkerChemical CoP