The Shemwell Family

Ronald Dale DardenAge: 38 years19381977

Name
Ronald Dale Darden
Given names
Ronald Dale
Surname
Darden
Birth December 17, 1938 44 27

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 2 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 fatherGeorge Henry Darden
April 1957 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCharles Henry Blackerby
December 6, 1961 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherAnnie Belle Blackerby
November 2, 1969 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJessie Brothers
May 20, 1974 (Age 35 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 1977 (Age 38 years)

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father
mother
Annie Belle Blackerby
Birth: November 12, 1911 36 33Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 2, 1969Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States
brother
Private
himself
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father
step-mother
Julia Mae Blackerby
Birth: July 6, 1899 24 21Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1946Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
half-sister
Private
half-sister
Private
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himself
wife
Private
son
Private

Note
Adopted by Minus and Sybil Beck