The Shemwell Family

Ernest Leon ChristianAge: 73 years19211995

Name
Ernest Leon Christian
Given names
Ernest Leon
Surname
Christian
Birth April 21, 1921 34 33
MarriageEva Louise View this family
unknown

Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Lemuel Christian
April 2, 1925 (Age 3 years)
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 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmma Inez Walton
May 5, 1931 (Age 10 years)

Census May 18, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Rice Christian
November 7, 1943 (Age 22 years)

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
Death of a fatherAlbert Ross Christian
May 16, 1949 (Age 28 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 motherCornelia Rice
February 16, 1969 (Age 47 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 wifeEva Louise
October 13, 1990 (Age 69 years)

Death March 27, 1995 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Albert Rice Christian
Birth: October 13, 1914 28 27Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 7, 1943
5 years
elder sister
Emma Jane Christian
Birth: June 16, 1919 33 31Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 10, 1999Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
himself
Ernest Leon Christian
Birth: April 21, 1921 34 33Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 27, 1995Oklahoma, United States
sister
Private
Family with Eva Louise - View this family
himself
Ernest Leon Christian
Birth: April 21, 1921 34 33Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 27, 1995Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage:

Ernest Leon Christian has 11 first cousins recorded