The Shemwell Family

Name
George William Sandy
Given names
George William
Surname
Sandy
Birth December 2, 1887 37 28
Birth of a brotherLoy Franklin Sandy
March 22, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Edward “Tommy” Sandy
August 9, 1892 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHerman Luther Sandy
November 8, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterAda Frances Sandy
April 1, 1897 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam E Sandy
April 13, 1898 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a brotherElmer Hughes Sandy Sr.
February 15, 1899 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterRuth Sandy
October 22, 1901 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherReuben Hoffman Sandy
February 23, 1907 (Age 19 years)
MarriageElizabeth Rachel WattersView this family
December 16, 1908 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Orale Christine Sandy
February 13, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Kenneth Eugene Sandy
November 12, 1913 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/
Death of a brotherElmer Hughes Sandy Sr.
December 9, 1927 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Train/Car Accident
Death of a motherKate Vernon Rhodes
December 9, 1927 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Train/Car Accident
Burial of a brotherElmer Hughes Sandy Sr.
December 12, 1927 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
DivorceElizabeth Rachel WattersView this family
February 14, 1942 (Age 54 years)
MarriageSusie Marie KemmerView this family
January 22, 1943 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 62 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 sisterMay Vernon Sandy
May 17, 1964 (Age 76 years)
Burial of a sisterMay Vernon Sandy
May 19, 1964 (Age 76 years)
Death of a wifeSusie Marie Kemmer
September 6, 1968 (Age 80 years)
Burial of a wifeSusie Marie Kemmer
September 10, 1968 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherLoy Franklin Sandy
February 23, 1969 (Age 81 years)
Burial of a brotherLoy Franklin Sandy
February 26, 1969 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherHerman Luther Sandy
May 20, 1971 (Age 83 years)
Burial of a brotherHerman Luther Sandy
May 24, 1971 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Sandy
September 24, 1973 (Age 85 years)
Burial of a sisterRuth Sandy
September 29, 1973 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 July 11, 1978 (Age 90 years)
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