The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Louise BurkeAge: 77 years19352012

Name
Dorothy Louise Burke
Given names
Dorothy Louise
Surname
Burke
Married name
Dorothy Louise Hayes
Birth June 13, 1935 22 20
Birth of a sisterGrace Evelyn Burke
January 22, 1937 (Age 19 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Riley Robinson
April 28, 1937 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterBetty Lou Burke
April 3, 1939 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Edward Burke
February 5, 1941 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherErnest Ewing Burke
December 17, 1942 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 6 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 14 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 maternal grandmotherEmma D Bidwell
May 9, 1966 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 10 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 paternal grandmotherMaude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner
January 8, 1979 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Elzie Burke
October 18, 1988 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterBetty Lou Burke
January 12, 1993 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherFrankie Frances Robinson
February 2, 2000 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterGladys Ann Burke
February 3, 2002 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Edward Burke
July 4, 2003 (Age 68 years)
Death December 27, 2012 (Age 77 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
Gladys Ann Burke
Birth: November 8, 1933 20 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 2002Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
19 months
herself
Dorothy Louise Burke
Birth: June 13, 1935 22 20Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2012Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
19 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Betty Lou Burke
Birth: April 3, 1939 25 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1993Easton, Talbot, Maryland, United States
22 months
younger brother
Thomas Edward Burke
Birth: February 5, 1941 27 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 4, 2003Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
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father
step-mother
Lola Alice Powell
Birth: December 30, 1917Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 24, 1989Warren, Kentucky, United States
half-sister
Private
half-sister
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Dorothy Louise Burke has 11 first cousins recorded