The Shemwell Family

Delilah Larue “Lila” HaglerAge: 71 years19191990

Name
Delilah Larue “Lila” Hagler
Given names
Delilah Larue
Surname
Hagler
Married name
Delilah Larue McElroy
Nickname
Lila
Birth September 15, 1919
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 3, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Edward McElroy
December 16, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sonJohn Edward McElroy
December 16, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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
Census March 30, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 husbandJohn Virgil McElroy
January 13, 1966 (Age 46 years)
Burial of a husbandJohn Virgil McElroy
January 17, 1966 (Age 46 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 October 17, 1990 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with John Virgil McElroy - View this family
husband
John Virgil McElroy
Birth: June 5, 1916 24 21Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 13, 1966Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Delilah Larue “Lila” Hagler
Birth: September 15, 1919Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 17, 1990Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
John Edward McElroy
Birth: December 16, 1940 24 21Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 1940Houston, Tennessee, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private

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