The Shemwell Family

Herman Leon Slaughter JrAge: 78 years19352013

Name
Herman Leon Slaughter Jr
Given names
Herman Leon
Surname
Slaughter
Name suffix
Jr
Birth November 12, 1935 20 19
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 6 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 paternal grandfatherDuncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter
March 2, 1946 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Suicide- shot himself in the head
Note: Looks like he shot his wife Willie in the abdomen (she died a few days later) then committed suicide.
Death of a paternal grandmotherWillie Lee Parchman
March 4, 1946 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Gunshot Wound to the Abdomen
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 14 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 10 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 motherFreda Eileen Hollingsworth
June 6, 1993 (Age 57 years)
Death of a fatherHerman Leon Slaughter
June 18, 1997 (Age 61 years)

Death November 16, 2013 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ferndale Cemetery
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Freda Eileen Hollingsworth
Birth: June 21, 1916Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 6, 1993Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Herman Leon Slaughter Jr
Birth: November 12, 1935 20 19Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 16, 2013Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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Herman Leon Slaughter Jr
Birth: November 12, 1935 20 19Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 16, 2013Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Leon Slaughter - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Slaughter, Herman LheadMW25MTNSame PlaceCookRestaurant
Slaughter, FredawifeFW23MTNSame Place
Slaughter, Herman L JrsonMW4MTN