The Shemwell Family

Kenneth Ray SissellAge: 85 years19252010

Name
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Given names
Kenneth Ray
Surname
Sissell
Birth October 17, 1925 35 32
Birth of a sisterCarolyn Sissell
February 24, 1927 (Age 16 months)
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
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnnette “Nettie” Harris
September 13, 1931 (Age 5 years)
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
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Zachariah Sissell
March 31, 1956 (Age 30 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 motherMyra Miller
December 29, 1980 (Age 55 years)
Death of a fatherKenneth Ray Sissell
July 1981 (Age 55 years)
Death November 1, 2010 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
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father
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Birth: September 24, 1890 28 25Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: July 1981Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
mother
Myra Miller
Birth: March 8, 1893Mississippi, United States
Death: December 29, 1980Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Marriage: about 1915
11 years
himself
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Birth: October 17, 1925 35 32Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 1, 2010Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States
16 months
younger sister
Carolyn Sissell
Birth: February 24, 1927 36 33Mississippi, United States
Death: January 22, 2021Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States
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himself
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Birth: October 17, 1925 35 32Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 1, 2010Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States
wife
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daughter
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