The Shemwell Family

Frances Donal PorterAge: 63 years19251989

Name
Frances Donal Porter
Given names
Frances Donal
Surname
Porter
Married name
Frances Donal Collins
Birth March 1, 1925 43 35
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Love Shemwell
March 25, 1925 (Age 24 days)
Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers
Death of a fatherJames Donald “J D” Porter
July 25, 1925 (Age 4 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentJess Irvin PoolJessie Frances ShemwellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
November 28, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Census May 15, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 24 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 maternal grandmotherRosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges
June 30, 1955 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Hypostatic Pneumonia
Birth of a son
#1
James Patrick Collins
July 3, 1959 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 motherJessie Frances Shemwell
February 13, 1983 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sonJames Patrick Collins
September 19, 1985 (Age 60 years)
Death February 28, 1989 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rolla Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Donald “J D” Porter
Birth: September 12, 1881Maryland, United States
Death: July 25, 1925Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
mother
sister
Private
herself
Frances Donal Porter
Birth: March 1, 1925 43 35Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 28, 1989Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Jess Irvin Pool - View this family
step-father
Jess Irvin Pool
Birth: September 26, 1888Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: January 17, 1942Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: November 28, 1930Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Family with William Wesley Collins - View this family
husband
William Wesley Collins
Birth: May 22, 1921El Paso, Texas, United States
Death: August 1, 2001Phelps, Missouri, United States
herself
Frances Donal Porter
Birth: March 1, 1925 43 35Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 28, 1989Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States
son
James Patrick Collins
Birth: July 3, 1959 38 34New Jersey, United States
Death: September 19, 1985Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
child
Private

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