The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	August 30, 1906 Michigan, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 years) Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 11 years) Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 35 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 43 years) South Korea 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
Marriage	Viola Evelenia Pelletier — View this family April 25, 1972 (Age 65 years) Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haïti Associate: Adam Pelletier Associate: Mary D Moore
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 years) Vietnam 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	August 11, 1993 (Age 86 years) Broward, Florida, United States
Obituary	Charles P Smith Obituary August 13, 1993 (2 days after death) Florida, United States Associate: Viola Evelenia Pelletier

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Family with Viola Evelenia Pelletier - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Viola Evelenia Pelletier Charles Phillip Smith Birth: August 30, 1906 — Michigan, United States Death: August 11, 1993 — Broward, Florida, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Russell William Troutman Family with spouse William Field Richards Family with spouse Charles Phillip Smith Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States
	Marriage: April 25, 1972 — Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haïti

Russell William Troutman + Viola Evelenia Pelletier - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Viola Evelenia Pelletier Russell William Troutman Birth: August 7, 1906 31 26 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: about 1969
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Russell William Troutman Family with spouse William Field Richards Family with spouse Charles Phillip Smith Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States
step-son	Private

William Field Richards + Viola Evelenia Pelletier - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Viola Evelenia Pelletier William Field Richards Birth: August 4, 1900 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: May 1, 1936 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Russell William Troutman Family with spouse William Field Richards Family with spouse Charles Phillip Smith Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States
	Marriage: February 5, 1929 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Family with Viola Evelenia Pelletier
himself Parents (unknown)	Charles Phillip Smith 1906–1993
wife Parents Adam Pelletier Mary D Moore	Viola Evelenia Pelletier 1903–1998
Russell William Troutman + Viola Evelenia Pelletier
wife’s husband Parents Alvin Delmar Troutman Florence E Kedzie	Russell William Troutman 1906–1969
wife Parents Adam Pelletier Mary D Moore	Viola Evelenia Pelletier 1903–1998
step-son Family (none)	Private
William Field Richards + Viola Evelenia Pelletier
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	William Field Richards 1900–1936
wife Parents Adam Pelletier Mary D Moore	Viola Evelenia Pelletier 1903–1998