The Shemwell Family

Edith Rose BessAge: 70 years19312001

Name
Edith Rose Bess
Given names
Edith Rose
Surname
Bess
Married name
Edith Rose Burris
Birth January 15, 1931
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 18 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 daughter
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Sara L Burris
April 21, 1958 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 husbandJohn Dorval Burris
September 21, 1996 (Age 65 years)
Death February 5, 2001 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Portland Cemetery
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Edith Rose Bess
Birth: January 15, 1931Portland, Callaway, Missouri, United States
Death: February 5, 2001Cole, Missouri, United States
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John Dorval Burris
Birth: September 15, 1929 44 26Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1996Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
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Edith Rose Bess
Birth: January 15, 1931Portland, Callaway, Missouri, United States
Death: February 5, 2001Cole, Missouri, United States
daughter
Sara L Burris
Birth: April 21, 1958 28 27Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2010Missouri, United States
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