The Shemwell Family

Hilton Leon ShemwellAge: 17 years19391956

Name
Hilton Leon Shemwell
Given names
Hilton Leon
Surname
Shemwell
Birth January 4, 1939 35 35
Twin: Wilton Leo Shemwell
Birth
Wilton Leo Shemwell
January 4, 1939 35 35
Birth of a brotherWilton Leo Shemwell
January 4, 1939
Twin: Hilton Leon Shemwell
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 14 months)
Address: Dist. 7
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 2 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 April 3, 1950 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 10 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 6 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 May 12, 1956 (Age 17 years)

Cause of death: Auto Accident
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery
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father
mother
elder brother
James Orlan Shemwell
Birth: November 8, 1921 18 18Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 1921Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder sister
Infant Shemwell
Birth: April 19, 1923 19 19Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 18, 1923Stewart, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
Charles Logan Shemwell
Birth: October 9, 1927 24 24Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: May 8, 2007Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
4 years
elder brother
Everett Dean Shemwell
Birth: December 18, 1931 28 28Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: February 1, 1987La Porte, Harris, Texas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Dallas Gene Shemwell
Birth: June 2, 1934 30 30Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: November 23, 2012Maryville, Madison, Illinois, United States
brother
Private
twin brother
Wilton Leo Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1939 35 35Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 24, 1981Illinois, United States
himself
Hilton Leon Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1939 35 35Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 12, 1956

Hilton Leon Shemwell has 6 first cousins recorded

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