The Shemwell Family

Geraldine SandyAge: 89 years19202010

Name
Geraldine Sandy
Given names
Geraldine
Surname
Sandy
Married name
Geraldine McCormick
Birth December 26, 1920 30 30
Birth of a brotherWilliam Franklin Sandy
February 5, 1924 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherKate Vernon Rhodes
December 9, 1927 (Age 6 years)
Cause: Train/Car Accident
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 20 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 29 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 fatherLoy Franklin Sandy
February 23, 1969 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 motherGertrude Mae Jones
April 29, 1976 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Franklin Sandy
February 7, 2000 (Age 79 years)
Death April 5, 2010 (Age 89 years)
Burial
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father
Loy Franklin Sandy
Birth: March 22, 1890 39 30Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: February 23, 1969Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
mother
Gertrude Mae Jones
Birth: November 6, 1890Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: April 29, 1976Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Marriage: October 14, 1916Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
14 months
elder brother
Richard Sandy
Birth: December 11, 1917 27 27Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 12, 1917Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
herself
Geraldine Sandy
Birth: December 26, 1920 30 30Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: April 5, 2010Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Franklin Sandy
Birth: February 5, 1924 33 33Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: February 7, 2000Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States

Geraldine Sandy has 16 first cousins recorded