The Shemwell Family

Byron Davis BurkeAge: 71 years19181990

Name
Byron Davis Burke
Given names
Byron Davis
Surname
Burke
Birth April 6, 1918
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

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 11 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 23 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
MarriageLena Mae ChastainView this family
November 29, 1945 (Age 27 years)
DivorceLena Mae ChastainView this family
November 4, 1948 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 wifeLena Mae Chastain
April 21, 1988 (Age 70 years)
Death February 4, 1990 (Age 71 years)
Family with Lena Mae Chastain - View this family
himself
Byron Davis Burke
Birth: April 6, 1918Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1990Missouri, United States
ex-wife
Lena Mae Chastain
Birth: October 6, 1926 19 18Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 21, 1988Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: November 29, 1945Benton, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: November 4, 1948Benton, Arkansas, United States
Private + Lena Mae Chastain - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
ex-wife
Lena Mae Chastain
Birth: October 6, 1926 19 18Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 21, 1988Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

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