The Shemwell Family

Eugene L “Gene” ShowalterAge: 78 years19222000

Name
Eugene L “Gene” Showalter
Given names
Eugene L
Surname
Showalter
Nickname
Gene
Birth March 6, 1922 39 38
Death of a maternal grandmotherKate Vernon Rhodes
December 9, 1927 (Age 5 years)
Cause: Train/Car Accident
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 19 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 27 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 42 years)
Death of a fatherKenneth Stewart “Kenny” Showalter
August 13, 1971 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 63 years)
Death of a sisterMary Alice Showalter
March 21, 1995 (Age 73 years)
Death April 3, 2000 (Age 78 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
elder sister
Mildred Showalter
Birth: September 20, 1912 30 29Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 24, 2012Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
elder sister
Katherine Laura Showalter
Birth: October 5, 1915 33 32Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: September 25, 1985Reedsport, Douglas, Oregon, United States
6 years
himself
Eugene L “Gene” Showalter
Birth: March 6, 1922 39 38Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: April 3, 2000Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

Eugene L “Gene” Showalter has 15 first cousins recorded