The Shemwell Family

George Henry DardenAge: 62 years18941957

Name
George Henry Darden
Given names
George Henry
Surname
Darden
Birth June 29, 1894

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)

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 23 years)

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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
Birth of a son
#1
Ronald Dale Darden
December 17, 1938 (Age 44 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 wifeJulia Mae Blackerby
January 21, 1946 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 April 1957 (Age 62 years)
Family with Julia Mae Blackerby - View this family
himself
wife
Julia Mae Blackerby
Birth: July 6, 1899 24 21Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1946Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Annie Belle Blackerby - View this family
himself
wife
Annie Belle Blackerby
Birth: November 12, 1911 36 33Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 2, 1969Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States
son
Private
son
Ollie Pattie + Julia Mae Blackerby - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Julia Mae Blackerby
Birth: July 6, 1899 24 21Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1946Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
step-son
Private

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