Chesleigh Deon “Tex” WilburnAge: 66 years1921–1987
- Name
- Chesleigh Deon “Tex” Wilburn
- Given names
- Chesleigh Deon
- Surname
- Wilburn
- Nickname
- Tex
 Birth | May 11, 1921 27 23 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 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 7, 1930 (Age 8 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Oscar Gayle Wilburn June 17, 1930 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Oscar Grant Gillmore March 18, 1937 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1940 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Washington Wilburn June 5, 1941 (Age 20 years) |
 Military | WWII 1942 (Age 20 years)Agency: Army Air Force Note: 1st Lt. 458th Bomb Gp 753rd Bomb Sqdn. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 |
 Marriage | Dorothy L Underwood — View this family December 3, 1947 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 maternal grandmother | Carrie Eugenea Connor July 19, 1958 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 mother | Thelma Grace Gillmore October 11, 1978 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | November 15, 1987 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rosehill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Washington Wilburn Birth: November 18, 1893 — Texas, United States Death: June 5, 1941 |
| mother |
Thelma Grace Gillmore Birth: February 12, 1898 29 28 — Franklin, Texas, United States Death: October 11, 1978 — Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1917 — |
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17 months elder sister |
Beulah Charline Wilburn Birth: May 21, 1918 24 20 — Upshur, Texas, United States Death: November 11, 2004 — Texas, United States |
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3 years himself |
Chesleigh Deon “Tex” Wilburn Birth: May 11, 1921 27 23 — Upshur, Texas, United States Death: November 15, 1987 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Oscar Gayle Wilburn Birth: June 17, 1930 36 32 — Hunt, Texas, United States Death: May 16, 1993 — Jefferson, Texas, United States |
| Family with Dorothy L Underwood |
| himself |
Chesleigh Deon “Tex” Wilburn Birth: May 11, 1921 27 23 — Upshur, Texas, United States Death: November 15, 1987 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
| wife |
Dorothy L Underwood Birth: October 18, 1924 Death: March 29, 1992 |
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Marriage: December 3, 1947 — Johnson, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ben W Wilburn - Household
Hunt, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ben W Wilburn - Household
Main Street Horton to Commerce Delta, Texas
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| Military | 1st Lt. 458th Bomb Gp 753rd Bomb Sqdn. |