The Shemwell Family

Thomas Elzie BurkeAge: 75 years19131988

Name
Thomas Elzie Burke
Given names
Thomas Elzie
Surname
Burke
Birth April 25, 1913 27 20
MarriageFrankie Frances RobinsonView this family
unknown

Death of a maternal grandfatherJosiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner
January 11, 1915 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterOra Mae Burke
January 24, 1915 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Delbert “Johnnie” Burke
November 22, 1916 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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/
Birth of a brotherJames Raymond Burke
July 26, 1919 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherHershel Melvin Burke
February 3, 1922 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterVonnie Elizabeth Burke
March 13, 1924 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Owen Burke
May 3, 1927 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gladys Ann Burke
November 8, 1933 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorothy Louise Burke
June 13, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Grace Evelyn Burke
January 22, 1937 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Betty Lou Burke
April 3, 1939 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Edward Burke
February 5, 1941 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherJames Raymond Burke
September 29, 1942 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherErnest Ewing Burke
December 17, 1942 (Age 29 years)
Death of a brotherHershel Melvin Burke
May 10, 1943 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterVonnie Elizabeth Burke
September 26, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Elizabeth “Teena” Rickard
June 1, 1954 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Timothy Wayne “Timmy” Baker
July 11, 1963 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth George “Kenny” YertyGrace Evelyn BurkeView this family
August 3, 1973 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Ewing Burke
April 27, 1974 (Age 61 years)
Burial of a brotherClarence Ewing Burke
April 29, 1974 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 motherMaude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner
January 8, 1979 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Thomas Franklin ArvinGrace Evelyn BurkeView this family
August 31, 1984 (Age 71 years)
Death October 18, 1988 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
23 months
himself
21 months
younger sister
Ora Mae Burke
Birth: January 24, 1915 28 22Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: July 4, 1997Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
22 months
younger brother
John Delbert “Johnnie” Burke
Birth: November 22, 1916 30 24Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 2011Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Raymond Burke
Birth: July 26, 1919 33 26Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 29, 1942Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Hershel Melvin Burke
Birth: February 3, 1922 35 29Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 1943Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Vonnie Elizabeth Burke
Birth: March 13, 1924 37 31Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 26, 1944Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Charles Owen Burke
Birth: May 3, 1927 41 34Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 2004Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Frankie Frances Robinson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
Gladys Ann Burke
Birth: November 8, 1933 20 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 2002Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
19 months
daughter
Dorothy Louise Burke
Birth: June 13, 1935 22 20Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2012Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
19 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
Betty Lou Burke
Birth: April 3, 1939 25 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1993Easton, Talbot, Maryland, United States
22 months
son
Thomas Edward Burke
Birth: February 5, 1941 27 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 4, 2003Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Family with Lola Alice Powell - View this family
himself
wife
Lola Alice Powell
Birth: December 30, 1917Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 24, 1989Warren, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
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