The Shemwell Family

David Wilkinson LeonardAge: 93 years19262020

Name
David Wilkinson Leonard
Given names
David Wilkinson
Surname
Leonard
Birth July 30, 1926 25 27
MarriageBetty Jane WilsonView this family
unknown

Death of a paternal grandmotherAnnie Lousetta Hartman
July 10, 1928 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterEdna Rae Leonard
February 24, 1929 (Age 2 years)
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 29, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 13 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
Census April 26, 1950 (Age 23 years)
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
Death of a paternal grandfatherWalter James Leonard
August 25, 1956 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
David Watson Leonard
December 11, 1962 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherStahle Hartman Leonard
March 3, 1965 (Age 38 years)
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 of a motherEdna Geneva Wilkinson
September 29, 1983 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterEdna Rae Leonard
January 8, 2002 (Age 75 years)
Death of a wifeBetty Jane Wilson
January 8, 2020 (Age 93 years)
Death February 16, 2020 (Age 93 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Edna Geneva Wilkinson
Birth: November 28, 1898Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 29, 1983Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
brother
Private
himself
David Wilkinson Leonard
Birth: July 30, 1926 25 27Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 2020
3 years
younger sister
Edna Rae Leonard
Birth: February 24, 1929 28 30Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 8, 2002Englewood, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Family with Betty Jane Wilson - View this family
himself
David Wilkinson Leonard
Birth: July 30, 1926 25 27Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 2020
wife
Betty Jane Wilson
Birth: November 4, 1941Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 8, 2020Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:
son
David Watson Leonard
Birth: December 11, 1962 36 21Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 13, 2022Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, United States

David Wilkinson Leonard has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Stahle Hartman Leonard - Household

268 Brinkles Ferry Road Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Leonard, Stahle HheadMW49MarNCSalesmanRubber Co.
Leonard, Edna GwifeFW50MarNC
Leonard, David WsonMW23NevNCPainterPainter