The Shemwell Family

Martha Grace HowellAge: 66 years19261993

Name
Martha Grace Howell
Given names
Martha Grace
Surname
Howell
Married name
Martha Grace Pottenger
Birth July 21, 1926
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 15 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
Birth of a son
#1
Michael William “Mike” Pottenger
August 27, 1949 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Marjorie Grace Pottenger
November 8, 1953 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 19 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 husbandWilliam Orville Pottenger
April 9, 1978 (Age 51 years)
Death of a daughterMarjorie Grace Pottenger
February 14, 1990 (Age 63 years)
Death April 5, 1993 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Springfield National Cemetery
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husband
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son
Michael William “Mike” Pottenger
Birth: August 27, 1949 27 23Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States
Death: October 31, 2019Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Marjorie Grace Pottenger
Birth: November 8, 1953 32 27Missouri, United States
Death: February 14, 1990Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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