The Shemwell Family

Frankie Frances RobinsonAge: 85 years19152000

Name
Frankie Frances Robinson
Given names
Frankie Frances
Surname
Robinson
Married name
Frankie Frances Burke
Married name
Frankie Frances Hudson
Birth January 6, 1915 36 35
MarriageThomas Elzie BurkeView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterLorine Laura Robinson
August 31, 1916 (Age 19 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 months)

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 23 months)

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 2 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 14 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 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorothy Louise Burke
June 13, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Grace Evelyn Burke
January 22, 1937 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Riley Robinson
April 28, 1937 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Betty Lou Burke
April 3, 1939 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Edward Burke
February 5, 1941 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 34 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 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Timothy Wayne “Timmy” Baker
July 11, 1963 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherEmma D Bidwell
May 9, 1966 (Age 51 years)

Marriage of a childKenneth George “Kenny” YertyGrace Evelyn BurkeView this family
August 3, 1973 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Thomas Franklin ArvinGrace Evelyn BurkeView this family
August 31, 1984 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Elzie Burke
October 18, 1988 (Age 73 years)
Death of a daughterBetty Lou Burke
January 12, 1993 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Francise Robinson
February 11, 1997 (Age 82 years)

Death of a sisterLorine Laura Robinson
May 2, 1999 (Age 84 years)
Death February 2, 2000 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
13 years
herself
20 months
younger sister
Lorine Laura Robinson
Birth: August 31, 1916 38 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 2, 1999Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Family with Thomas Elzie Burke - View this family
husband
herself
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
Thomas Elzie Burke + Lola Alice Powell - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lola Alice Powell
Birth: December 30, 1917Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 24, 1989Warren, Kentucky, United States
step-daughter
Private
step-daughter
Private