The Shemwell Family

Edna OwensAge: 64 years19261990

Name
Edna Owens
Given names
Edna
Surname
Owens
Married name
Edna Shemwell
Birth January 30, 1926 26 19
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 23 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 fatherOmon Richard Owens
February 5, 1955 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherVera Ray
November 2, 1975 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 May 13, 1990 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery
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father
Omon Richard Owens
Birth: February 1, 1899Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 5, 1955Graves, Kentucky, United States
mother
Vera Ray
Birth: August 26, 1906Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 2, 1975Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
herself
Edna Owens
Birth: January 30, 1926 26 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 1990Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Henry George Shemwell
Birth: December 23, 1914 55 34Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 2007Graves, Kentucky, United States
herself
Edna Owens
Birth: January 30, 1926 26 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 1990Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
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