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Alfred Conoly ColemanAge: 93 years19182012

Name
Alfred Conoly Coleman
Given names
Alfred Conoly
Surname
Coleman
Birth June 2, 1918 42 38
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 13, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
October 16, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 fatherChesley Conoly Coleman
January 21, 1953 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 motherLattie Kittrell
July 28, 1955 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 7, 2012 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
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father
Chesley Conoly Coleman
Birth: March 31, 1876Marlin, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1953Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States
mother
Lattie Kittrell
Birth: August 22, 1879 25 18Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1955Denton, Texas, United States
Marriage: calculated 1909
10 months
elder brother
9 years
himself
Alfred Conoly Coleman
Birth: June 2, 1918 42 38Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States
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himself
Alfred Conoly Coleman
Birth: June 2, 1918 42 38Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States
wife
Private

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Chesley C Coleman - Household

Pilot Point, Denton, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Coleman, CXheadMW64MTXFort WorthTarrantTXManagerOwn Theatre
Coleman, LattiewifeFW60MMOFort WorthTarrantTX
Coleman, Alfred CsonMW21STXFort WorthTarrantTXAssistant ManagerOwn Theatre