The Shemwell Family

Virginia Lee SmithAge: 75 years19412017

Name
Virginia Lee Smith
Given names
Virginia Lee
Surname
Smith
Married name
Virginia Lee Shemwell
Birth August 16, 1941
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 months)

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 8 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
MarriageThomas Douglas “Sunny boy” ShemwellView this family
June 7, 1960 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Ralph Douglas Shemwell
March 5, 1963 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Melanie Shemwell
September 17, 1966 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 4 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
DivorceThomas Douglas “Sunny boy” ShemwellView this family
December 14, 1988 (Age 47 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
December 4, 2000 (Age 59 years)
Death April 2, 2017 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Panhandle Cemetery
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father
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mother
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herself
Virginia Lee Smith
Birth: August 16, 1941Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States
Death: April 2, 2017Panhandle, Carson, Texas, United States
Family with Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell - View this family
ex-husband
Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
Birth: June 11, 1929 45 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 2000Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
herself
Virginia Lee Smith
Birth: August 16, 1941Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States
Death: April 2, 2017Panhandle, Carson, Texas, United States
Marriage: June 7, 1960
Divorce: December 14, 1988Carson, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Ralph Douglas Shemwell
Birth: March 5, 1963 33 21Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 28, 2021Panhandle, Carson, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Melanie Shemwell
Birth: September 17, 1966 37 25Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
Death: August 2, 2021Panhandle, Carson, Texas, United States
Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell + Private - View this family
ex-husband
Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
Birth: June 11, 1929 45 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 2000Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
husband’s wife
Private

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