The Shemwell Family

Name
Karl Marvin Powers
Given names
Karl Marvin
Surname
Powers
Birth September 11, 1940 33 29
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 months)

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 paternal grandfatherAlbert Ernest Powers
September 27, 1949 (Age 9 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 9 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 5 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 fatherJohn Marvin Powers
April 8, 1987 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherHelen Lucile Estes
May 2, 2003 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterDoris Jean “Pookey” Powers
January 18, 2008 (Age 67 years)
Death March 5, 2019 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel Memorial Cemetery
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