The Shemwell Family

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Birth	June 18, 1938 25 23 Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 23, 1940 (Age 22 months) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a brother	Henry Edward Book December 9, 1941 (Age 3 years) Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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
Death of a maternal grandmother	Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 8 years) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 1, 1950 (Age 11 years) Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 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
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 of a paternal grandmother	Elenore Nora “Ella” Wiggers January 4, 1977 (Age 38 years) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death	October 26, 1995 (Age 57 years) Utica, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Gardens

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Madge Lucille Ross Ashford Lee Book Charles Rayburn Book Henry Edward Book Hampton Henry Book Jr. Birth: February 10, 1913 33 24 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 2001 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hampton Henry Book Jr. Ashford Lee Book Charles Rayburn Book Henry Edward Book Madge Lucille Ross Birth: October 2, 1914 47 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1998 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
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elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary K Watson Ashford Lee Book Birth: September 12, 1936 23 21 — Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: September 17, 2009 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
21 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carolyn Kay Brenton Charles Rayburn Book Birth: June 18, 1938 25 23 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1995 — Utica, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ethel Darlene “KC” Parrish Henry Edward Book Birth: December 9, 1941 28 27 — Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: November 22, 2008 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carolyn Kay Brenton Charles Rayburn Book Birth: June 18, 1938 25 23 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1995 — Utica, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Rayburn Book Carolyn Kay Brenton Birth: November 1, 1942 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Death: January 8, 2018 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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father Parents Hampton Book Sr. Elenore Nora “Ella” Wiggers	Hampton Henry Book Jr. 1913–2001
mother Parents Edward Alexander Ross Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell	Madge Lucille Ross 1914–1998
brother Family (none)	Private
elder brother Family Mary K Watson Private Private	Ashford Lee Book 1936–2009
himself Family Carolyn Kay Brenton Private Private Private Private Private	Charles Rayburn Book 1938–1995
younger brother Family Ethel Darlene “KC” Parrish	Henry Edward Book 1941–2008
brother Family (none)	Private
sister Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
Family with Carolyn Kay Brenton
himself Parents Hampton Henry Book Jr. Madge Lucille Ross	Charles Rayburn Book 1938–1995
wife Parents (unknown)	Carolyn Kay Brenton 1942–2018
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daughter Family (none)	Private
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