The Shemwell Family

Henry Robert MeyerAge: 72 years19251998

Name
Henry Robert Meyer
Given names
Henry Robert
Surname
Meyer
Birth November 7, 1925
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 16 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 24 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
MarriageMary Jane JohnsonView this family
April 24, 1954 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 wifeMary Jane Johnson
September 5, 1997 (Age 71 years)
Death October 21, 1998 (Age 72 years)
Family with Mary Jane Johnson - View this family
himself
Henry Robert Meyer
Birth: November 7, 1925St. Libory, Howard, Nebraska, United States
Death: October 21, 1998Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
wife
Mary Jane Johnson
Birth: June 18, 1922Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, United States
Death: September 5, 1997Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
Marriage: April 24, 1954
Floyd Lewis Preston + Mary Jane Johnson - View this family
wife’s husband
Floyd Lewis Preston
Birth: December 30, 1922 38 40Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States
Death: February 19, 1951Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States
wife
Mary Jane Johnson
Birth: June 18, 1922Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, United States
Death: September 5, 1997Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
step-daughter
Private

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