The Shemwell Family

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Birth	May 21, 1945 23 23 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 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 10, 1950 (Age 4 years) Center, Porter, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 4 years) South Korea 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 maternal grandmother	Vera Rakasky June 22, 1964 (Age 19 years) Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Charles Gust Wayne December 24, 1970 (Age 25 years) Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 months) Vietnam 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 father	George Russell Sims 1984 (Age 38 years) Porter, Indiana, United States
Death	October 7, 1996 (Age 51 years) Porter, Indiana, United States
Burial	Adams Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Adams Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dorothy Ruth Wayne Richard Russell Sims George Russell Sims Birth: March 13, 1922 — Porter, Indiana, United States Death: 1984 — Porter, Indiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John E Cannon Family with spouse George Russell Sims Richard Russell Sims Dorothy Ruth Wayne Birth: November 2, 1921 23 17 — Indiana, United States Death: November 4, 2008 — Indiana, United States
	Marriage: July 3, 1944 — Porter, Indiana, United States
11 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Richard Russell Sims Birth: May 21, 1945 23 23 — Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States Death: October 7, 1996 — Porter, Indiana, United States

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Zadie Rosalind Slisher Alice Maxine Cannon Deloris Ruth Cannon Carl Francis Cannon Family with spouse Dorothy Ruth Wayne John E Cannon Birth: March 15, 1913 51 28 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 24, 1943 — Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John E Cannon Family with spouse George Russell Sims Richard Russell Sims Dorothy Ruth Wayne Birth: November 2, 1921 23 17 — Indiana, United States Death: November 4, 2008 — Indiana, United States
half-brother	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	George Russell Sims 1922–1984
mother Parents Charles Gust Wayne Vera Rakasky	Dorothy Ruth Wayne 1921–2008
himself Family (none)	Richard Russell Sims 1945–1996
Mother’s family with John E Cannon
step-father Parents John Greenup Cannon Claudia May Barnett	John E Cannon 1913–1943
mother Parents Charles Gust Wayne Vera Rakasky	Dorothy Ruth Wayne 1921–2008
half-brother Family (none)	Private