The Shemwell Family

Ocus LathamAge: 61 years19241985

Name
Ocus Latham
Given names
Ocus
Surname
Latham
Birth May 11, 1924 41 40

Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Harrison Edwards
July 7, 1926 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Jane Bivin
June 24, 1927 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 17 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 motherNettie Edwards
July 4, 1948 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 fatherRobert Latham
June 26, 1960 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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, 1985 (Age 61 years)
Address: Gibson?
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mother
elder sister
Vera Latham
Birth: July 25, 1906 23 22Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
Ernest Latham
Birth: January 31, 1909 26 25Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 20, 1993Todd, Kentucky, United States
elder sister
Iva Latham
Birth: January 31, 1909 26 25Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1987Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
brother
Private
himself
Ocus Latham
Birth: May 11, 1924 41 40
Death: July 13, 1985Evansville, Gibson, Indiana, United States
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himself
Ocus Latham
Birth: May 11, 1924 41 40
Death: July 13, 1985Evansville, Gibson, Indiana, United States
wife
Private