The Shemwell Family

Frances Elizabeth LongAge: 70 years19382009

Name
Frances Elizabeth Long
Given names
Frances Elizabeth
Surname
Long
Married name
Frances Elizabeth Bright
Birth November 15, 1938 29 17
MarriageWilliam Leonard BrightView this family
unknown

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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 11 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 grandfatherSamuel Walter Long
May 23, 1956 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherFrances Louise “Fannie” Stallings
November 1, 1957 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 fatherSamuel Hugh “Sammy” Long
September 10, 1976 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherDessie Pansy Waters
February 1, 1989 (Age 50 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Leonard Bright
December 8, 1992 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherHarold Edwin Long
February 20, 2001 (Age 62 years)
Death January 13, 2009 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
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father
Samuel Hugh “Sammy” Long
Birth: April 20, 1909 41 35Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 10, 1976Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: September 10, 1934Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Harold Edwin Long
Birth: December 6, 1936 27 15Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 2001Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
23 months
herself
Frances Elizabeth Long
Birth: November 15, 1938 29 17Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 13, 2009Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Family with William Leonard Bright - View this family
husband
William Leonard Bright
Birth: January 7, 1939Boiling Springs, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 8, 1992Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
herself
Frances Elizabeth Long
Birth: November 15, 1938 29 17Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 13, 2009Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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