The Shemwell Family

Lyndon Dwight PettyAge: 85 years19322018

Name
Lyndon Dwight Petty
Given names
Lyndon Dwight
Surname
Petty
Birth July 23, 1932 21 23
Death of a maternal grandfatherOscar Grant Gillmore
March 18, 1937 (Age 4 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 9 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 17 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 grandmotherCarrie Eugenea Connor
July 19, 1958 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 13 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 motherCarmen Ira Gillmore
July 29, 1985 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherElvon Russell Petty
May 30, 1988 (Age 55 years)
Death March 30, 2018 (Age 85 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shiloh Cemetery
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father
Elvon Russell Petty
Birth: August 17, 1910Texas, United States
Death: May 30, 1988Commerce, Hunt, Texas, United States
mother
Carmen Ira Gillmore
Birth: February 17, 1909 40 39Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: July 29, 1985Delta, Texas, United States
Marriage:
himself
Lyndon Dwight Petty
Birth: July 23, 1932 21 23Delta, Texas, United States
Death: March 30, 2018

Lyndon Dwight Petty has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elvon Russell Petty - Household

Jacobia South Sulphur Road Hunt, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Petty, Elvon RheadMW29MTXsame houseFarm LaborerFarm
Petty, Carmen IwifeFW31MTXsame house
Petty, Lyndon DsonMW7STXsame house