The Shemwell Family

Virgil Gene CaseAge: 23 years19261950

Name
Virgil Gene Case
Given names
Virgil Gene
Surname
Case
Birth September 5, 1926 40 33
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 23 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 19 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 January 15, 1950 (Age 23 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
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father
Albert Ernest Case
Birth: November 17, 1885Harper, Kansas, United States
Death: October 21, 1954Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Bessie Elizabeth Vanoss
Birth: September 30, 1892Missouri, United States
Death: March 20, 1979Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1918Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
8 years
himself
Virgil Gene Case
Birth: September 5, 1926 40 33Seiling, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 15, 1950Oklahoma, United States
Family with Imogene Christine Martin - View this family
himself
Virgil Gene Case
Birth: September 5, 1926 40 33Seiling, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 15, 1950Oklahoma, United States
wife
Imogene Christine Martin
Birth: May 20, 1925 25 26Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 24, 2003Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Private
Arlis Lloyd Troutman + Imogene Christine Martin - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Imogene Christine Martin
Birth: May 20, 1925 25 26Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 24, 2003Oklahoma, United States
step-son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Case - Household

Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Case, Bert EheadR20MW44M33NoKSKSUnited StatesYesCar OilerRailroadWYes
Case, Bessie EwifeFW37M26NoMOHollandHollandYesNone
Holloway, Jefferson TstepsonMW16SYesOKKSMOYesNone
Case, OtheledaughterFW10SYesOKKSMOYesNone
Case, MilliedaughterFW7SYesOKKSMOYesNone
Case, VirgilsonMW3 years 7 monthsSNoOKKSMONone