The Shemwell Family

Elwood Charles DockhamAge: 86 years19242010

Name
Elwood Charles Dockham
Given names
Elwood Charles
Surname
Dockham
Birth June 5, 1924
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 17 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 25 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
Birth of a son
#1
David Michael Dockham
May 3, 1955 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 sonDavid Michael Dockham
April 19, 1992 (Age 67 years)
Death December 4, 2010 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Town of Denton Cemetery
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himself
Elwood Charles Dockham
Birth: June 5, 1924Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: December 4, 2010Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Opal May Coggin
Birth: September 26, 1923 41 37Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 11, 2013Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
son
Private
son
David Michael Dockham
Birth: May 3, 1955 30 31North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1992Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States