The Shemwell Family

Leona Mae SolomonAge: 83 years19222005

Name
Leona Mae Solomon
Given names
Leona Mae
Surname
Solomon
Married name
Leona Mae Weirick
Birth January 2, 1922 33 26
Birth of a brotherCova Young Solomon
October 30, 1923 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterClara Louise Solomon
June 20, 1928 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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
Death of a motherOma Edna Murphy
July 31, 1931 (Age 9 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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
MarriageRonald W WeirickView this family
July 22, 1948 (Age 26 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames H “Jim” Murphy
September 13, 1950 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherJohn James “Johnie” Solomon
March 8, 1951 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherTalitha Jennie Shemwell
December 25, 1953 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 fatherJohn Haskell Solomon
March 1973 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 husbandRonald W Weirick
1989 (Age 66 years)

Death of a brotherCova Young Solomon
February 8, 1990 (Age 68 years)
Death September 6, 2005 (Age 83 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Floral Haven Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
elder brother
John James “Johnie” Solomon
Birth: August 30, 1917 29 21Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States
Death: March 8, 1951Creek, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
Rex T Solomon
Birth: January 3, 1920 31 24Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Oklahoma, United States
2 years
herself
Leona Mae Solomon
Birth: January 2, 1922 33 26Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: September 6, 2005
22 months
younger brother
Cova Young Solomon
Birth: October 30, 1923 35 28Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: February 8, 1990Pierce, Washington, United States
5 years
younger sister
Clara Louise Solomon
Birth: June 20, 1928 40 32Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: October 28, 2018Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
sister
Private
Family with Ronald W Weirick - View this family
husband
herself
Leona Mae Solomon
Birth: January 2, 1922 33 26Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: September 6, 2005
Marriage: July 22, 1948Benton, Arkansas, United States

Leona Mae Solomon has 11 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (11)

Parents Ernest Pless Murphy + Pearl Short
1Ernest Murphy19372008
2Private
4Private
5Private
6Margaret Murphy19491974
7Private
Parents Thomas D Carroll + Bulah Murphy
1Margrette Carroll19171926
Parents Cova Murphy + Opal Farmer
1Cecil Ray Murphy19261986
Parents Cova Murphy + Anna Louise Jernigan
1Paul Edward Murphy19382018
2James R Murphy19401940