The Shemwell Family

Sylvanus Joseph UrbanAge: 60 years19191979

Name
Sylvanus Joseph Urban
Given names
Sylvanus Joseph
Surname
Urban
Birth September 29, 1919
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 22 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
MarriageMildred Leona ChismView this family
January 16, 1946 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Richard Joseph “Rik” Urban
July 7, 1948 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 26 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 childRichard Joseph “Rik” UrbanChristine Diane EberlyView this family
May 18, 1976 (Age 56 years)
Death November 17, 1979 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery
Family with Mildred Leona Chism - View this family
himself
Sylvanus Joseph Urban
Birth: September 29, 1919Loretta, Rush, Kansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1979Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
wife
Mildred Leona Chism
Birth: December 23, 1923 29 22Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 2004Westminster, Adams, Colorado, United States
Marriage: January 16, 1946
3 years
son
Richard Joseph “Rik” Urban
Birth: July 7, 1948 28 24Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 16, 2008Jefferson, Colorado, United States

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