The Shemwell Family

Helen L BrownAge: 80 years19171998

Name
Helen L Brown
Given names
Helen L
Surname
Brown
Married name
Helen L Chadwick
Married name
Helen L Hayes
Birth March 18, 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 9 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Patricia Ann Chadwick
February 16, 1938 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Connie Jean Chadwick
January 12, 1939 (Age 21 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 23 years)
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
Census April 24, 1950 (Age 33 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
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
Death of a husbandEdward Eugene Chadwick
May 5, 1992 (Age 75 years)
Death of a daughterPatricia Ann Chadwick
April 17, 1996 (Age 79 years)
Death February 2, 1998 (Age 80 years)
Burialunknown

Family with Edward Eugene Chadwick - View this family
husband
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Birth: September 5, 1915 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1992Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
daughter
Patricia Ann Chadwick
Birth: February 16, 1938 22 20Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: April 17, 1996Seattle, King, Washington, United States
11 months
daughter
Connie Jean Chadwick
Birth: January 12, 1939 23 21Michigan, United States
Death: February 8, 2013Steele, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
son
Private
Family with Charles Raymond Hayes - View this family
husband
Charles Raymond Hayes
Birth: October 4, 1917Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: June 28, 2003Westland, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
daughter
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Edward Eugene Chadwick + Edith Lincoln Brown - View this family
husband
Edward Eugene Chadwick
Birth: September 5, 1915 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1992Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
husband’s wife
Edith Lincoln Brown
Birth: April 10, 1917Lee, Virginia, United States
Death: January 2, 2002Wayne, Michigan, United States
step-daughter
Private
step-daughter
Private

No family available

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Eugene Chadwick - Household

Mack Avenue Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Chadwick, EugeneheadMW24MTNSame PlaceHammer OperatorAutomobile Parts Forging
Chadwick, HelenXwifeFW23MMOSteeleMO
Chadwick, Patricia AnndaughterFW2SMI
Chadwick, Connie JeandaughterFW1SMI