The Shemwell Family

Clifford Leon KillianAge: 64 years19231987

Name
Clifford Leon Killian
Given names
Clifford Leon
Surname
Killian
Birth October 23, 1923 25 26
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah L Warbington
October 10, 1928 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 6 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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 26 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 brotherJames Arvil Killian
May 9, 1960 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherDilmus Watson Killian
February 13, 1964 (Age 40 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Albert “Jimmie” Epps
January 15, 1970 (Age 46 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Lulu Hodge
January 4, 1973 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 December 16, 1987 (Age 64 years)

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father
Dilmus Watson Killian
Birth: November 2, 1897 38 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
elder brother
James Arvil Killian
Birth: July 14, 1918 20 20Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 9, 1960Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
sister
Private
himself
Clifford Leon Killian
Birth: October 23, 1923 25 26Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1987
Mother’s family with George Henry Rideout - View this family
step-father
George Henry Rideout
Birth: January 29, 1889Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1973Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage:

Clifford Leon Killian has 11 first cousins recorded

Father's family (2)

Parents Sidney Hodge + Laura Mae Killian
2Estol Leo Hodge19171979

Mother's family (9)

Parents Arnold Wallace Epps + Elizabeth Angus “Lizzie” Greeson
1Gladys Marie Epps19301992
3Mary Alice Epps19321982
4Private
Parents Ernest Edward Epps + Lela Viola Ward
1Private
2Private
Parents Ralph Sanford Epps + Mabel Kate Boyers
1Private
2Private
3Private
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dilmus Watson Killian - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Killian, D WheadMW42MMOROwnerRetail Grocery
Killian, Grace EwifeFW42MARRHousewife?
Killian, Clifford LeonsonMW16SMORLaborerFarm ?