The Shemwell Family

Paul Perkins KnightAge: 66 years19422009

Name
Paul Perkins Knight
Given names
Paul Perkins
Surname
Knight
Birth October 27, 1942 24 18
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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 11, 1950 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 7 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherSallie Preston Ragsdale
November 24, 1960 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 3 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 maternal grandfatherJohnny Everett Coe
March 28, 1977 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherGeneral Perkins Knight
July 28, 1979 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherGracie Ruth Coe
January 11, 1984 (Age 41 years)
Death August 15, 2009 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Terrace Hill Cemetery
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father
General Perkins Knight
Birth: May 19, 1918 63 20Jackson, Alabama, United States
Death: July 28, 1979Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States
mother
Gracie Ruth Coe
Birth: February 5, 1924 26 17Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1984Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States
himself
Paul Perkins Knight
Birth: October 27, 1942 24 18Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 2009Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States
brother
Private
sister
Private