The Shemwell Family

John Leland CuthbertAge: 41 years19201962

Name
John Leland Cuthbert
Given names
John Leland
Surname
Cuthbert
Birth February 20, 1920 30 28
Birth of a brotherMack Kenneth Cuthbert
August 30, 1925 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherMack Kenneth Cuthbert
April 23, 1926 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 29 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 grandfatherJohn William “J.W.” Cook
December 2, 1954 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherIrene A Cook
November 17, 1959 (Age 39 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Emma Cornine
May 10, 1960 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 February 5, 1962 (Age 41 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Topeka Cemetery
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father
mother
Irene A Cook
Birth: December 26, 1891 31 21Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 17, 1959Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Marriage: May 8, 1912Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
11 months
elder brother
James Cook Cuthbert
Birth: April 17, 1913 23 21Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: May 23, 1986Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
5 years
elder sister
Fay Elizabeth Cuthbert
Birth: November 21, 1917 28 25Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: December 7, 1917Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
2 years
himself
John Leland Cuthbert
Birth: February 20, 1920 30 28Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1962Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
6 years
younger brother
Mack Kenneth Cuthbert
Birth: August 30, 1925 35 33Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: April 23, 1926Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

John Leland Cuthbert has 7 first cousins recorded