The Shemwell Family

Shirley Sue BurgessAge: 76 years19362012

Name
Shirley Sue Burgess
Given names
Shirley Sue
Surname
Burgess
Birth September 2, 1936 24 23
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel E Wilson
January 25, 1944 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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
Birth of a brotherDaniel Jerel Burgess
November 9, 1948 (Age 12 years)
Census April 8, 1950 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherJeanette Olive Chalfant
March 6, 1971 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 motherClara Dee Wilson
February 10, 1989 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherEugene Carl Burgess
June 30, 2005 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherDaniel Jerel Burgess
October 3, 2009 (Age 73 years)
Death November 17, 2012 (Age 76 years)
Obituary
Shirley Froelich (nee Burgess) Obituary and Family Listing
November 18, 2012 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oswego Cemetery
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father
mother
Clara Dee Wilson
Birth: August 11, 1913 44 37Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: February 10, 1989Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
elder sister
Nancy Joan Burgess
Birth: May 9, 1934 22 20Kansas, United States
Death: May 26, 2023Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
2 years
herself
Shirley Sue Burgess
Birth: September 2, 1936 24 23Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: November 17, 2012Oswego, Labette, Kansas, United States
12 years
younger brother
Daniel Jerel Burgess
Birth: November 9, 1948 36 35Kansas, United States
Death: October 3, 2009Corrales, Sandoval, New Mexico, United States
sister
Private

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Carl Burgess - Household

Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burgess, CarlheadR8NoMW28MNoKSGrocery ManOwn BusinessPW520
Burgess, ClarawifeFW27MNoKS00
Burgess, JoandaughterFW5SNoKS
Burgess, SuedaughterFW3SNoKS
Porter, BettymaidFW17SNoKSMaidPrivate HomePW3264