The Shemwell Family

Evelyn Marie KellyAge: 89 years19192008

Name
Evelyn Marie Kelly
Given names
Evelyn Marie
Surname
Kelly
Birth May 5, 1919 22 20
No Children
No Known Biological Children

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
Death of a fatherLynn Dotson Kelly
March 31, 1944 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
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
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly
October 30, 1945 (Age 26 years)
Note: Wife - Ella
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
Death of a paternal grandmotherLuella “Ella” Shemwell
May 23, 1964 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Terminal Pneumonia
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
Death of a motherPhoebe Katherine Joyner
November 27, 1988 (Age 69 years)
Death October 26, 2008 (Age 89 years)
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father
Lynn Dotson Kelly
Birth: December 31, 1896 25 25Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1944Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Phoebe Katherine Joyner
Birth: June 28, 1898Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 27, 1988Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: August 11, 1918Obion, Tennessee, United States
9 months
herself
Evelyn Marie Kelly
Birth: May 5, 1919 22 20Obion, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 26, 2008Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States