The Shemwell Family

Benjamin Franklin ByerAge: 88 years19302018

Name
Benjamin Franklin Byer
Given names
Benjamin Franklin
Surname
Byer
Birth February 12, 1930

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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 19 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
MarriageJuanita “Nita” BatsonView this family
1956 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Benjamin Franklin Byer
May 1958 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Stephen “Steve” Byer
May 25, 1960 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 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 wifeJuanita “Nita” Batson
June 7, 2010 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sonRobert Stephen “Steve” Byer
May 25, 2018 (Age 88 years)

Death August 10, 2018 (Age 88 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olive Cemetery
Family with Juanita “Nita” Batson - View this family
himself
wife
Juanita “Nita” Batson
Birth: November 7, 1923 36 30Darlove, Washington, Mississippi, United States
Death: June 7, 2010Lookout Mountain, Walker, Georgia, United States
Marriage: 1956
2 years
son
Benjamin Franklin Byer
Birth: May 1958 28 34Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 23, 2020Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son