The Shemwell Family

Joseph Edward Pottenger Sr.Age: 83 years19342018

Name
Joseph Edward Pottenger Sr.
Given names
Joseph Edward
Surname
Pottenger
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth September 17, 1934 29 27
Birth of a sisterVirginia Lois Pottenger
January 16, 1938 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a brotherCarl Dale Pottenger
January 1, 1940 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterVirginia Lois Pottenger
January 10, 1940 (Age 5 years)

Census April 4, 1940 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterJewell Pottenger
February 23, 1942 (Age 7 years)
Death of a sisterJewell Pottenger
February 23, 1942 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMarinda Powers
January 18, 1945 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 7 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherClarkson Pottenger
September 2, 1946 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 15 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 motherVeda Caroline Webb
January 31, 1963 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 11 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 fatherRoy Elmer Pottenger
January 31, 1984 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherCarl Dale Pottenger
November 15, 1993 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterPauline Icie Pottenger
April 5, 1997 (Age 62 years)
Death June 18, 2018 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beaver Cemetery
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father
mother
elder sister
Pauline Icie Pottenger
Birth: May 27, 1928 23 21Pyatt, Marion, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 5, 1997Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
21 months
elder sister
Bertha Maryline Pottenger
Birth: March 4, 1930 24 23Arkansas, United States
Death: March 10, 2020Washington, United States
23 months
elder brother
James J Pottenger
Birth: January 18, 1932 26 25Pyatt, Marion, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 19, 2021Camp Verde, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
3 years
himself
Joseph Edward Pottenger Sr.
Birth: September 17, 1934 29 27Arkansas, United States
Death: June 18, 2018Yakima, Washington, United States
brother
Private
younger sister
23 months
younger brother
Carl Dale Pottenger
Birth: January 1, 1940 34 33Arkansas, United States
Death: November 15, 1993Yakima, Washington, United States
2 years
younger sister
Jewell Pottenger
Birth: February 23, 1942 36 35Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1942Arkansas, United States