The Shemwell Family

Helen Marie HowardAge: 72 years19312003

Name
Helen Marie Howard
Given names
Helen Marie
Surname
Howard
Married name
Helen Marie Gervasio
Birth March 18, 1931 40 41
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHettie Louise Hathcock
July 28, 1941 (Age 10 years)
Note: Parents wrong on Death Certificate?
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
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Alonzo Shemwell
April 15, 1947 (Age 16 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 fatherAmos Riley Howard
August 4, 1969 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherPerna Shemwell
August 28, 1975 (Age 44 years)
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 of a brotherHerman Lee Howard
December 28, 1993 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterBarbara Louise Howard
May 15, 2001 (Age 70 years)
Death May 9, 2003 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Amos Riley Howard
Birth: July 13, 1890Illinois, United States
Death: August 4, 1969San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
mother
Perna Shemwell
Birth: April 6, 1889 27 20Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 1975San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Marriage: about 1918
10 years
elder brother
Herman Lee Howard
Birth: November 17, 1927 37 38San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: December 28, 1993Jackson, Oregon, United States
21 months
elder sister
Barbara Louise Howard
Birth: August 8, 1929 39 40San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 15, 2001San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
19 months
herself
Helen Marie Howard
Birth: March 18, 1931 40 41San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 9, 2003San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Family with Albert Louis Gervasio - View this family
husband
Albert Louis Gervasio
Birth: November 1, 1928San Francisco, California, United States
Death: March 10, 2007South San Francisco, San Mateo, California, United States
herself
Helen Marie Howard
Birth: March 18, 1931 40 41San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 9, 2003San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
son
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son
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daughter
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Amos R Howard - Household

642 Goelting Ave San Francisco, San Francisco, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Howard, AmosheadMW49MILSame placeNight WatchmanIron Works
Howard, PernaXwifeFW50MKYSame place
Howard, Herman LeesonMW12MCASame place
Howard, BarbaradaughterFW10SCASame place
Howard, HelendaughterFW9SCASame place