The Shemwell Family

Opal MontgomeryAge: 94 years19172012

Name
Opal Montgomery
Given names
Opal
Surname
Montgomery
Married name
Opal Taylor
Birth January 13, 1917
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 11 months)

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 24 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
Birth of a son
#1
Edgar Dean Taylor Sr.
July 11, 1946 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Wendell Gene Taylor
April 16, 1948 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael David Taylor
October 10, 1966 (Age 49 years)
Death of a grandsonMichael David Taylor
October 10, 1966 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sonWendell Gene Taylor
March 17, 1968 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childEdgar Dean Taylor Sr.Linda Ann CoeView this family
April 11, 1969 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Edgar Dean “Eddie” Taylor II
July 4, 1971 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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
Marriage of a childEdgar Dean Taylor Sr.Sandy Fay PressonView this family
May 9, 1976 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandOrvle Hayden Taylor
July 2, 1988 (Age 71 years)
Death of a grandsonEdgar Dean “Eddie” Taylor II
August 1, 1996 (Age 79 years)
Cause: Suicide
Death of a sonEdgar Dean Taylor Sr.
June 25, 1997 (Age 80 years)
Death January 11, 2012 (Age 94 years)
Family with Orvle Hayden Taylor - View this family
husband
herself
Opal Montgomery
Birth: January 13, 1917Gleason, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 2012Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
son
son
Private
son
Wendell Gene Taylor
Birth: April 16, 1948 33 31Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 1968Vietnam

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