The Shemwell Family

Hugh Alexander LeonardAge: 80 years18811962

Name
Hugh Alexander Leonard
Given names
Hugh Alexander
Surname
Leonard
Birth November 28, 1881 37 26
Birth of a sisterElla Leonard
January 1883 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherWillie S Leonard
May 4, 1883 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherVadra Thomas Leonard
January 19, 1887 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherWillie S Leonard
September 15, 1889 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherBaxter Car Leonard
December 1, 1889 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherEdgar C Leonard
December 29, 1889 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAlexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr.
June 5, 1890 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterKatie Leonard
April 1892 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Latta Leonard
May 15, 1895 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherSarah Lilly Shemwell
January 30, 1903 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Bentley Leonard
October 4, 1904 (Age 22 years)

MarriageMyrtle Ruth GassView this family
1909 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Hugh Alexander Leonard Jr
October 23, 1909 (Age 27 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Death of a wifeMyrtle Ruth Gass
March 4, 1911 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
MarriageEunice G ParsonsView this family
March 19, 1913 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Scott Leonard
December 21, 1913 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death of a brotherBaxter Car Leonard
December 25, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 36 years)

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 14, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Ross Shemwel Leonard
April 23, 1921 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Edna Louise Leonard
June 13, 1923 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Dorothy Marie Leonard
December 7, 1925 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Joseph Vaughn “Joe” Leonard
August 20, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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
Birth of a daughter
#7
Marian Ann Leonard
January 27, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childHugh Alexander Leonard JrPearl L CockrellView this family
December 18, 1933 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Betty Ruth Leonard
January 22, 1935 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Hugh Alexander Leonard III
August 13, 1937 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Susan Scott Leonard
October 19, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 3, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherVadra Thomas Leonard
January 12, 1951 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 granddaughter
#4
Pamela Jo Kline
August 23, 1955 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherWalter James Leonard
August 25, 1956 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Scott Leonard
August 18, 1958 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 November 7, 1962 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Rose Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 14, 1873Rowan, North Carolina, United States
21 months
elder brother
18 months
elder brother
Edgar C Leonard
Birth: December 23, 1876 33 21Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 29, 1889Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Curtis C Leonard
Birth: April 2, 1879 35 24Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 1880Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
14 months
younger sister
Ella Leonard
Birth: January 1883 39 28Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 months
younger brother
Willie S Leonard
Birth: May 4, 1883 39 28Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 15, 1889Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Vadra Thomas Leonard
Birth: January 19, 1887 43 32Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1951Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Baxter Car Leonard
Birth: December 1, 1889 45 34Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 25, 1918Florence, South Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Katie Leonard
Birth: April 1892 48 37North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Joseph Latta Leonard
Birth: May 15, 1895 51 40Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 21, 1981Dade, Florida, United States
Family with Myrtle Ruth Gass - View this family
himself
wife
Myrtle Ruth Gass
Birth: August 1893 43Lisbon, Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: March 4, 1911Lisbon, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: 1909
10 months
son
Hugh Alexander Leonard Jr
Birth: October 23, 1909 27 16Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: August 28, 1999Payson, Gila, Arizona, United States
Family with Eunice G Parsons - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 19, 1913Dallas, Texas, United States
9 months
son
William Scott Leonard
Birth: December 21, 1913 32 20Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: August 18, 1958Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
7 years
son
Ross Shemwel Leonard
Birth: April 23, 1921 39 28Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Death: June 7, 2006Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Edna Louise Leonard
Birth: June 13, 1923 41 30Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Death: December 15, 1987Mendip, Somerset, England
4 years
son
Joseph Vaughn “Joe” Leonard
Birth: August 20, 1927 45 34Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States
Death: July 4, 2003North Port, Sarasota, Florida, United States
-20 months
daughter
Dorothy Marie Leonard
Birth: December 7, 1925 44 32Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: November 11, 2014Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
daughter
Marian Ann Leonard
Birth: January 27, 1930 48 36Pennsylvania, United States
Death: July 8, 2001Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Bentley Leonard - Household

Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Leonard, Joseph BheadWMDec184356M26NCNCNCFarmer
Leonard, Sarah LwifeWFDec185346M26107NCNCNC
Leonard, HuesonWMNov187920SNCNCNC
Leonard, ElladaughterWFJan188317SNCNCNC
Leonard, VadrasonWMJan188713SNCNCNC
Leonard, BaxtersonWMDec188910SNCNCNC
Leonard, KadadaughterWFApr18928SNCNCNC
Leonard, LattasonWMMay18955SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Alexander Leonard - Household

Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Leonard, Hugh AheadMW29M10NCNCNCMill ForemanCement Plant
Leonard, Myrtle RwifeFW17M1011TXTNTX
Leonard, Hugh AsonMW6mSTXNCTX
Gass, William Dfather in lawMW60WdTNTNVA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Alexander Leonard - Household

211 S. Townsand Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Leonard, HughheadMW39MNCNCNCMechanicGarment Plant
Leonard, EunicewifeFW26MTXKYKY
Leonard, Hugh JrsonMW9STXNCTX
Leonard, ScottsonMW6STXNCTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Alexander Leonard - Household

730 Locust St. York, York, Pennsylvania

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Leonard, Hugh AheadMW49M27NCNCNCMachinistCement Company
Leonard, Eunice GwifeFW37M20TXKYKY
Leonard, Scott WsonMW16S22TXNCTX
Leonard, Ross SsonMW9S24OHNCTX
Leonard, Edna LdaughterFW6S35IANCTX
Leonard, Dorothy MdaughterFW4-3mS22TXNCTX
Leonard, Joseph VsonMW2-7mS23NYNCTX
Leonard, Marian AdaughterFW3mS23PANCTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Alexander Leonard - Household

130 apt. 2 S. West St. York, York, Pennsylvania

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Leonard, Hugh AheadMW68MarNC
Leonard, Eunice GwifeFW55MarTX
Leonard, Edna LdaughterFW25NevIATeacherCity School
Leonard, Marian AdaughterFW20NevTX