The Shemwell Family

Lloyd Leon WebbAge: 87 years19172004

Name
Lloyd Leon Webb
Given names
Lloyd Leon
Surname
Webb
Birth November 8, 1917 32 31
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 54 days)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a half-sisterIna Marie Webb
January 31, 1921 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Thomas “Tom” WebbOpal Ruth HollandView this family
June 19, 1923 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 24 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
Death of a motherMinnie Dobyns
December 5, 1946 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherVirgil Keith Webb
November 26, 1977 (Age 60 years)
Death of a fatherJames Thomas “Tom” Webb
July 22, 1980 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterEva Etta Webb
December 6, 1980 (Age 63 years)
Death of a half-sisterIna Marie Webb
May 8, 1990 (Age 72 years)
Death November 20, 2004 (Age 87 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Minnie Dobyns
Birth: January 31, 1886Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: December 5, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: about 1904Missouri, United States
8 months
elder brother
Virgil Keith Webb
Birth: August 20, 1904 19 18Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: November 26, 1977Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Eva Etta Webb
Birth: about 1908 22 21Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1980Golden, Barry, Missouri, United States
10 years
himself
Lloyd Leon Webb
Birth: November 8, 1917 32 31Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: November 20, 2004Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States
Father’s family with Opal Ruth Holland - View this family
father
step-mother
Opal Ruth Holland
Birth: December 29, 1895 23 19Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: July 30, 1970Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: June 19, 1923Los Angeles, California, United States
-2 years
half-sister