The Shemwell Family

Violet Christine KeelAge: 63 years19311995

Name
Violet Christine Keel
Given names
Violet Christine
Surname
Keel
Married name
Violet Christine Shemwell
Birth June 24, 1931
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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
Birth of a daughter
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Martha Ann Shemwell
August 18, 1948 (Age 17 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 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 husbandMardis Calvin Shemwell
December 22, 1969 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Killed in car wreck going to work
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 May 26, 1995 (Age 63 years)
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Violet Christine Keel
Birth: June 24, 1931Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 26, 1995Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
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husband
Mardis Calvin Shemwell
Birth: February 20, 1926 47 35Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 22, 1969Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
herself
Violet Christine Keel
Birth: June 24, 1931Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 26, 1995Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
daughter
Martha Ann Shemwell
Birth: August 18, 1948 22 17East Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 6, 2015Missouri, United States
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husband
Mardis Calvin Shemwell
Birth: February 20, 1926 47 35Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 22, 1969Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Mardis Calvin Shemwell - Household

2905 Roosevelt Granite City, Madison, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Mardis CheadMW24MarTNWatchmanCorn Refining
Shemwell, Christine VwifeFW18MarTN
Shemwell, Martha AdaughterFW1NevIL
Shemwell, Eldridge Jyounger brotherMW19NevTNMachine OperatorCorn Refining