The Shemwell Family

Carolyn SissellAge: 93 years19272021

Name
Carolyn Sissell
Given names
Carolyn
Surname
Sissell
Married name
Carolyn Elkin
Birth February 24, 1927 36 33
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 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 29 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 53 years)
Death of a fatherKenneth Ray Sissell
July 1981 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandJesse Magee Elkin
November 1, 1985 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherKenneth Ray Sissell
November 1, 2010 (Age 83 years)
Death January 22, 2021 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Friendship 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
elder brother
Kenneth Ray Sissell
Birth: October 17, 1925 35 32Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 1, 2010Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States
16 months
herself
Carolyn Sissell
Birth: February 24, 1927 36 33Mississippi, United States
Death: January 22, 2021Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States
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husband
Jesse Magee Elkin
Birth: May 15, 1926Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Death: November 1, 1985Jackson, Mississippi, United States
herself
Carolyn Sissell
Birth: February 24, 1927 36 33Mississippi, United States
Death: January 22, 2021Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States
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