The Shemwell Family

William Eugene BurkeAge: 68 years19332001

Name
William Eugene Burke
Given names
William Eugene
Surname
Burke
Birth July 6, 1933 22 16
Birth of a brotherRobert Ewing Burke
December 6, 1935 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Riley Robinson
April 28, 1937 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherErnest Ewing Burke
December 17, 1942 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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 16 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 maternal grandmotherEmma D Bidwell
May 9, 1966 (Age 32 years)

Death of a fatherClarence Ewing Burke
April 27, 1974 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 paternal grandmotherMaude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner
January 8, 1979 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherLorine Laura Robinson
May 2, 1999 (Age 65 years)
Death October 7, 2001 (Age 68 years)

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father
mother
Lorine Laura Robinson
Birth: August 31, 1916 38 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 2, 1999Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage:
himself
William Eugene Burke
Birth: July 6, 1933 22 16Trenton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 2001
2 years
younger brother
Robert Ewing Burke
Birth: December 6, 1935 24 19Trenton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 2015Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, United States
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father
step-mother
Esther Pauline Bracey
Birth: April 10, 1918Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 1993Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

William Eugene Burke has 19 first cousins recorded