The Shemwell Family

Mildred ShowalterAge: 100 years19122012

Name
Mildred Showalter
Given names
Mildred
Surname
Showalter
Married name
Mildred Wear
Birth September 20, 1912 30 29
Birth of a sisterKatherine Laura Showalter
October 5, 1915 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
Birth of a brotherEugene L “Gene” Showalter
March 6, 1922 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherKate Vernon Rhodes
December 9, 1927 (Age 15 years)
Cause: Train/Car Accident
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 37 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 motherMay Vernon Sandy
May 17, 1964 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherKenneth Stewart “Kenny” Showalter
August 13, 1971 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 sisterKatherine Laura Showalter
September 25, 1985 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterMary Alice Showalter
March 21, 1995 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherEugene L “Gene” Showalter
April 3, 2000 (Age 87 years)
Death December 24, 2012 (Age 100 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1908Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
elder sister
Mary Alice Showalter
Birth: September 14, 1910 28 27Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: March 21, 1995Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
herself
Mildred Showalter
Birth: September 20, 1912 30 29Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 24, 2012Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger sister
Katherine Laura Showalter
Birth: October 5, 1915 33 32Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: September 25, 1985Reedsport, Douglas, Oregon, United States
6 years
younger brother
Eugene L “Gene” Showalter
Birth: March 6, 1922 39 38Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: April 3, 2000Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

Mildred Showalter has 15 first cousins recorded