George Theodore “Cap” PowersAge: 72 years1908–1980
- Name
- George Theodore “Cap” Powers
- Given names
- George Theodore
- Surname
- Powers
- Nickname
- Cap
 Birth | July 18, 1908 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 33 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 |
 Marriage | Claudine Shemwell — View this family about 1945 (Age 36 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Patrick Shemwell Powers October 26, 1946 (Age 38 years) Associate: Michael Wood “Mike” Powers
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| Birth of a son #2 | Michael Wood “Mike” Powers October 26, 1946 (Age 38 years) Associate: Patrick Shemwell Powers
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| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 | December 13, 1980 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with Claudine Shemwell |
| himself |
George Theodore “Cap” Powers Birth: July 18, 1908 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 13, 1980 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Claudine Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1920 36 33 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 2003 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1945 — |
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22 months son |
Patrick Shemwell Powers Birth: October 26, 1946 38 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 2016 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Michael Wood “Mike” Powers Birth: October 26, 1946 38 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 27, 2008 — Florida, United States |