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Ella May LeonardAge: 89 years19182008

Name
Ella May Leonard
Given names
Ella May
Surname
Leonard
Married name
Ella May Morris
Birth December 25, 1918 48 40
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 12 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 13, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherCyrillus Cicero “Riley” Leonard
August 31, 1932 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jerry Wayne Morris
July 22, 1941 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 1, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 sisterJune Beulah Leonard
May 11, 1963 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherWillie Vestal Leonard
February 10, 1969 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherNannie Mae Maley
December 12, 1974 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Uremia, metastatic adenocarcinoma of colon
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 husbandOdell Kiser Morris
February 28, 1982 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childJerry Wayne MorrisSheila Edwards MorrisView this family
June 13, 1982 (Age 63 years)

Death of a brotherJoseph Hugh Leonard
May 20, 1984 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherTitus Dermont Leonard
June 14, 2003 (Age 84 years)
Death November 7, 2008 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 23, 1895Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder sister
June Beulah Leonard
Birth: September 18, 1896 26 18Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 11, 1963Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Joseph Hugh Leonard
Birth: June 5, 1899 28 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 20, 1984Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
10 years
elder brother
Willie Vestal Leonard
Birth: November 26, 1908 38 30Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 10, 1969Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
23 months
elder brother
Titus Dermont Leonard
Birth: November 5, 1910 40 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 14, 2003Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
8 years
herself
Ella May Leonard
Birth: December 25, 1918 48 40Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 7, 2008Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Odell Kiser Morris - View this family
husband
Odell Kiser Morris
Birth: November 13, 1914High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 28, 1982Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
herself
Ella May Leonard
Birth: December 25, 1918 48 40Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 7, 2008Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
son
Jerry Wayne Morris
Birth: July 22, 1941 26 22Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 20, 2023Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
son
Private
son
Private

Ella May Leonard has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (5)

Parents John L Maley + Lillian A “Lillie” Welborn
1Earnest D Maley18911893
2John Lloyd Maley18931950
3Laid Maley1894
4Ethel Bryant Maley18961987
5Lucille Maley19001979
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Cicero C “Riley” Leonard - Household

Granstorm Rd Lexington, Davidson, NC

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Leonard, C CheadMW49MNCNCNCFarmerfarming
Leonard, Nanny MwifeFW41MNCNCNC
Leonard, J HughsonMW20SNCNCNCClerkPower Company
Leonard, WilliesonMW12SNCNCNC
Leonard, TitussonMW9SNCNCNC
Leonard, Ella MaedaughterFW1MNCNCNC