Rhoda “Rodie” BrewerAge: 61 years1894–1956
- Name
- Rhoda “Rodie” Brewer
- Given names
- Rhoda
- Surname
- Brewer
- Married name
- Rhoda Shemwell
- Nickname
- Rodie
 Birth | October 10, 1894 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)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 23 years)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/ |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Anna Louise Shemwell April 23, 1921 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Anna Louise Shemwell April 25, 1921 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Dortha Sue Shemwell July 8, 1923 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Raven Byron Shemwell October 22, 1924 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Bernice Irene Shemwell January 6, 1927 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 |
 Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 husband | Byron Shemwell February 21, 1952 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 | July 13, 1956 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Symsonia Cemetery |
| Family with Byron Shemwell |
| husband |
Byron Shemwell Birth: January 24, 1893 30 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 21, 1952 — Benton, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Rhoda “Rodie” Brewer Birth: October 10, 1894 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 13, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Anna Louise Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1921 28 26 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1921 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Dortha Sue Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1923 30 28 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 2004 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
Raven Byron Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1924 31 30 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 2013 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bernice Irene Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1927 33 32 Death: June 16, 2011 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
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