The Shemwell Family

Melvin Eugene John DyerAge: 82 years19222005

Name
Melvin Eugene John Dyer
Given names
Melvin Eugene John
Surname
Dyer
Birth December 3, 1922 21 21
Marriage of a parentTalmage Clarence “Buck” FloryElsie Venner BethelView this family
about 1929 (Age 6 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 12, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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 6, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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
Robert Eugene Dyer
May 1, 1957 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 motherElsie Venner Bethel
March 11, 1978 (Age 55 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Miller Dyer
June 13, 1985 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonRobert Eugene Dyer
September 18, 2001 (Age 78 years)
Death of a wifeDorothy E Reid
April 21, 2003 (Age 80 years)
Death January 10, 2005 (Age 82 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Miller Dyer
Birth: August 8, 1901Arkansas, United States
Death: June 13, 1985Orange, California, United States
mother
Marriage: April 10, 1922Orange, California, United States
8 months
himself
Melvin Eugene John Dyer
Birth: December 3, 1922 21 21Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: January 10, 2005Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Mother’s family with Talmage Clarence “Buck” Flory - View this family
step-father
Talmage Clarence “Buck” Flory
Birth: October 7, 1902Douglas, Kansas, United States
Death: September 27, 1981Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1929California, United States
Family with Dorothy E Reid - View this family
himself
Melvin Eugene John Dyer
Birth: December 3, 1922 21 21Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: January 10, 2005Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
wife
daughter
Private
son
Robert Eugene Dyer
Birth: May 1, 1957 34 33Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Death: September 18, 2001Jackson, Oregon, United States
Russell Dean Riley + Dorothy E Reid - View this family
wife’s husband
Russell Dean Riley
Birth: July 20, 1925 29 25Illinois, United States
Death: November 28, 2004Clark, Nevada, United States
wife
Marriage: October 7, 1967Orange, California, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Talmage Clarence “Buck” Flory - Household

Fullerton, Orange, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Flory, TalmageheadO7000RNoMW27M26NoYesKSKSKSYesTruckerTel PlantWYes
Flory, Elsie VwifeFW28M27NoYesMOMOVAYesPackerOrange PackingWyes
Dyer, Melvin(step) sonMW7SYesYesCAARMOYes

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Eugene John Dyer - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Dyer, MelvinheadMW27MarCAWK48Landscape GardenerLandscape GardeningO
Dyer, DorothywifeFW26MarCanadaYesH