The Shemwell Family

Betty Lorraine GodwinAge: 70 years19292000

Name
Betty Lorraine Godwin
Given names
Betty Lorraine
Surname
Godwin
Married name
Betty Lorraine Thomas
Birth November 24, 1929 43 26
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 20 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 fatherCharles Basil Godwin
November 14, 1954 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherMary Jones
July 8, 1958 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 February 1, 2000 (Age 70 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hollywood Cemetery
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father
Charles Basil Godwin
Birth: September 3, 1886Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1954Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
Hazel E Godwin
Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: September 2, 2007Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mary Addie Godwin
Birth: November 28, 1926 40 23Prichard, Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Death: April 19, 2019Germantown, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Betty Lorraine Godwin
Birth: November 24, 1929 43 26Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 2000