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Betty Lou YontsAge: 76 years19362012

Name
Betty Lou Yonts
Given names
Betty Lou
Surname
Yonts
Married name
Betty Lou Yurchak
Birth January 3, 1936 24 16
Birth of a brotherWilbur Ray “Buddy” Yonts
March 9, 1937 (Age 14 months)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 13 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 son
#1
Thomas Allen Yurchak
August 2, 1963 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Herbert Yonts
September 13, 1966 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 sonThomas Allen Yurchak
March 3, 1989 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherMurl Wilbur Yonts
August 22, 1991 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherAlta Lou Rogers
April 30, 1999 (Age 63 years)
Death May 28, 2012 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calumet Park Cemetery
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father
Murl Wilbur Yonts
Birth: September 26, 1911 25 19Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 22, 1991Pinellas, Florida, United States
mother
Alta Lou Rogers
Birth: March 16, 1919Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 30, 1999Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 24, 1934
15 months
herself
Betty Lou Yonts
Birth: January 3, 1936 24 16Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 2012Merriville, Lake, Indiana, United States
14 months
younger brother
Wilbur Ray “Buddy” Yonts
Birth: March 9, 1937 25 17Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 2023Nortonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Betty Lou Yonts
Birth: January 3, 1936 24 16Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 2012Merriville, Lake, Indiana, United States
son
Thomas Allen Yurchak
Birth: August 2, 1963 27Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 1989Merriville, Lake, Indiana, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Betty Lou Yonts has 4 first cousins recorded

Father's family (4)

Parents William Roy Smith + Mildred Virginia Yonts
1Carol Lynn Smith19382002
2Private
Parents Harold Ray Yonts + Ferne Edna Johnson
1Private
2Private

Mother's family (0)

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Murl Wilbur Yonts - Household

150 Whipple Street Chicago, Cook, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Murl YontsheadMW28MKYMadisonville, Hopkins, KYGrocery ClerkRetail chain grocery store
Alta YontswifeFW21MKYMadisonville, Hopkins, KY
Betty YontsdaughterFW4SKY
Wilbur YontssonMW3SKY