The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Marie WyattAge: 79 years19292008

Name
Dorothy Marie Wyatt
Given names
Dorothy Marie
Surname
Wyatt
Married name
Dorothy Marie Shemwell
Married name
Dorothy Marie Arnold
Birth March 1, 1929
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 months)

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 12 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 20 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 16 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 husbandJames David Shemwell
October 29, 1994 (Age 65 years)
Death July 22, 2008 (Age 79 years)
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Dorothy Marie Wyatt
Birth: March 1, 1929Missouri, United States
Death: July 22, 2008Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
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husband
James David Shemwell
Birth: August 5, 1921 41 31Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 29, 1994Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
herself
Dorothy Marie Wyatt
Birth: March 1, 1929Missouri, United States
Death: July 22, 2008Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
son
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