The Shemwell Family

Mary Lewgene Hulda “Gene” BittickAge: 69 years19281998

Name
Mary Lewgene Hulda “Gene” Bittick
Given names
Mary Lewgene Hulda
Surname
Bittick
Nickname
Gene
Married name
Mary Lewgene Hulda Newell
Birth December 17, 1928 28 19
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 months)

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
Birth of a sisterBonita Hazel “Bonnie” Bittick
March 20, 1930 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterPearlene Elloree Bittick
August 9, 1938 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherLynnard Wallace “Corky” Bittick
March 11, 1941 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterNorva Marrienn Bittick
October 12, 1942 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 21 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 son
#1
Douglas Burl Newell
December 27, 1954 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sonDouglas Burl Newell
December 27, 1954 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Carrie Ellan Newell
August 1, 1960 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherElla Maude Taylor
February 6, 1973 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 fatherHomer Eugene Bittick
November 10, 1976 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterBonita Hazel “Bonnie” Bittick
April 7, 1986 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterPearlene Elloree Bittick
June 16, 1997 (Age 68 years)
Death April 26, 1998 (Age 69 years)
Burial
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mother
herself
Mary Lewgene Hulda “Gene” Bittick
Birth: December 17, 1928 28 19Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: April 26, 1998Sweet, Gem, Idaho, United States
15 months
younger sister
Bonita Hazel “Bonnie” Bittick
Birth: March 20, 1930 29 20Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: April 7, 1986Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
8 years
younger sister
Pearlene Elloree Bittick
Birth: August 9, 1938 37 29Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: June 16, 1997Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
Lynnard Wallace “Corky” Bittick
Birth: March 11, 1941 40 31Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 14, 2010Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
19 months
younger sister
Norva Marrienn Bittick
Birth: October 12, 1942 42 33Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 26, 2015Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
sister
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husband
Claude Burl Newell
Birth: April 5, 1932Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: September 1, 2010Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
herself
Mary Lewgene Hulda “Gene” Bittick
Birth: December 17, 1928 28 19Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: April 26, 1998Sweet, Gem, Idaho, United States
son
Private
son
Douglas Burl Newell
Birth: December 27, 1954 22 26Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 27, 1954Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
son
Private
daughter
Carrie Ellan Newell
Birth: August 1, 1960 28 31Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: May 19, 2023Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States