The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 3, 1927 41 34 Christian, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 2 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
Death of a brother	James Raymond Burke September 29, 1942 (Age 15 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	Ernest Ewing Burke December 17, 1942 (Age 15 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Hershel Melvin Burke May 10, 1943 (Age 16 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Vonnie Elizabeth Burke September 26, 1944 (Age 17 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 years) South Korea 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 brother	Clarence Ewing Burke April 27, 1974 (Age 46 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Burial of a brother	Clarence Ewing Burke April 29, 1974 (Age 46 years) Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 years) Vietnam 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 mother	Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner January 8, 1979 (Age 51 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Thomas Elzie Burke October 18, 1988 (Age 61 years) Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Ora Mae Burke July 4, 1997 (Age 70 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Burial of a sister	Ora Mae Burke July 7, 1997 (Age 70 years) Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Death	June 10, 2004 (Age 77 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Burial	June 12, 2004 (2 days after death) Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner Clarence Ewing Burke Thomas Elzie Burke Ora Mae Burke John Delbert “Johnnie” Burke James Raymond Burke Hershel Melvin Burke Vonnie Elizabeth Burke Charles Owen Burke Ernest Ewing Burke Birth: April 9, 1886 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 17, 1942 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ernest Ewing Burke Clarence Ewing Burke Thomas Elzie Burke Ora Mae Burke John Delbert “Johnnie” Burke James Raymond Burke Hershel Melvin Burke Vonnie Elizabeth Burke Charles Owen Burke Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner Birth: October 7, 1892 43 37 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1979 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
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elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lorine Laura Robinson William Eugene Burke Robert Ewing Burke Family with spouse Esther Pauline Bracey Clarence Ewing Burke Birth: June 9, 1911 25 18 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 27, 1974 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
23 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Frankie Frances Robinson Gladys Ann Burke Dorothy Louise Burke Grace Evelyn Burke Betty Lou Burke Thomas Edward Burke Family with spouse Lola Alice Powell Thomas Elzie Burke Birth: April 25, 1913 27 20 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1988 — Warren, Kentucky, United States
21 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Luther Brown Ora Mae Burke Birth: January 24, 1915 28 22 — Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States Death: July 4, 1997 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ita Towery Jerry Towery Burke John Delbert “Johnnie” Burke Birth: November 22, 1916 30 24 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 2011 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Raymond Burke Birth: July 26, 1919 33 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1942 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hershel Melvin Burke Birth: February 3, 1922 35 29 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 10, 1943 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vonnie Elizabeth Burke Birth: March 13, 1924 37 31 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1944 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Owen Burke Birth: May 3, 1927 41 34 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 2004 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Owen Burke Birth: May 3, 1927 41 34 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 2004 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife	Private
son	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
son	Private

Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Burke Sarah Cox	Ernest Ewing Burke 1886–1942
mother Parents Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell	Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner 1892–1979
elder brother Family Lorine Laura Robinson William Eugene Burke Robert Ewing Burke Esther Pauline Bracey	Clarence Ewing Burke 1911–1974
elder brother Family Frankie Frances Robinson Gladys Ann Burke Dorothy Louise Burke Grace Evelyn Burke Betty Lou Burke Thomas Edward Burke Lola Alice Powell Private Private	Thomas Elzie Burke 1913–1988
elder sister Family John Luther Brown	Ora Mae Burke 1915–1997
elder brother Family Mary Ita Towery Private Jerry Towery Burke	John Delbert “Johnnie” Burke 1916–2011
elder brother Family (none)	James Raymond Burke 1919–1942
elder brother Family (none)	Hershel Melvin Burke 1922–1943
elder sister Family (none)	Vonnie Elizabeth Burke 1924–1944
himself Family Private Private Private Private Private	Charles Owen Burke 1927–2004
Family with Private
himself Parents Ernest Ewing Burke Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner	Charles Owen Burke 1927–2004
wife Parents (unknown)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private