The Shemwell Family

Frederick Parke GibsonAge: 72 years19221994

Name
Frederick Parke Gibson
Given names
Frederick Parke
Surname
Gibson
Birth March 17, 1922 28 15
Marriage of a parentGeorge S HammondNellie B ParkeView this family
June 3, 1924 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Marion Francis Parke
November 19, 1927 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 maternal grandmotherBlanch Grace Shively
February 2, 1935 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 23 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 motherNellie B Parke
February 10, 1992 (Age 69 years)

Death April 20, 1994 (Age 72 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 7, 1921Portland, Oregon, United States
9 months
himself
Frederick Parke Gibson
Birth: March 17, 1922 28 15Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death: April 20, 1994
Mother’s family with George S Hammond - View this family
step-father
George S Hammond
Birth: September 7, 1904Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Death: June 11, 1977Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: June 3, 1924Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Frederick Parke Gibson has 5 first cousins recorded