Vadra Thomas LeonardAge: 63 years1887–1951
- Name
- Vadra Thomas Leonard
- Given names
- Vadra Thomas
- Surname
- Leonard
 Birth | January 19, 1887 43 32 |
 Death of a brother | Willie S Leonard September 15, 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Baxter Car Leonard December 1, 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar C Leonard December 29, 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. June 5, 1890 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Katie Leonard April 1892 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Latta Leonard May 15, 1895 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Lilly Shemwell January 30, 1903 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Bentley Leonard October 4, 1904 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 brother | Baxter Car Leonard December 25, 1918 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 30 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 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Carl Clifton Leonard August 1, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 10, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 58 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 12, 1951 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Bentley Leonard Birth: December 16, 1843 23 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 4, 1904 |
| mother |
Sarah Lilly Shemwell Birth: December 24, 1854 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1903 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 14, 1873 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Walter James Leonard Birth: June 10, 1875 31 20 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 25, 1956 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Edgar C Leonard Birth: December 23, 1876 33 21 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1889 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Curtis C Leonard Birth: April 2, 1879 35 24 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 16, 1880 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Hugh Alexander Leonard Birth: November 28, 1881 37 26 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1962 — Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Ella Leonard Birth: January 1883 39 28 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 months elder brother |
Willie S Leonard Birth: May 4, 1883 39 28 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 15, 1889 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years himself |
Vadra Thomas Leonard Birth: January 19, 1887 43 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1951 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Baxter Car Leonard Birth: December 1, 1889 45 34 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1918 — Florence, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Katie Leonard Birth: April 1892 48 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Latta Leonard Birth: May 15, 1895 51 40 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1981 — Dade, Florida, United States |
| Family with Lillie C Winders |
| himself |
Vadra Thomas Leonard Birth: January 19, 1887 43 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1951 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Lillie C Winders Birth: September 23, 1894 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 15, 1987 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Carl Clifton Leonard Birth: August 1, 1920 33 25 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 25, 1991 — Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Bentley Leonard - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Vadra Thomas Leonard - Household
4th St. Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Vadra Thomas Leonard - Household
1204 N. Main Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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