The Shemwell Family

Leona Gilla WeeksAge: 78 years19201998

Name
Leona Gilla Weeks
Given names
Leona Gilla
Surname
Weeks
Married name
Leona Gilla Hancock
Birth January 18, 1920
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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Betty Jo Hancock
November 5, 1934 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Celeta Patricia Hancock
December 1, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Leo Hancock
May 25, 1943 (Age 23 years)
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
Marriage of a childDonald Lee ButlerCeleta Patricia HancockView this family
April 3, 1959 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonCharles Leo Hancock
June 25, 1966 (Age 46 years)

Death of a daughterCeleta Patricia Hancock
November 23, 1972 (Age 52 years)
Cause: Murdered
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 of a husbandJames Leo Hancock
October 1, 1977 (Age 57 years)
Death February 9, 1998 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wickenburg Cemetery
Family with James Leo Hancock - View this family
husband
James Leo Hancock
Birth: December 25, 1912 20 19Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 1, 1977Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States
herself
Leona Gilla Weeks
Birth: January 18, 1920Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States
Death: February 9, 1998Wickenburg, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
daughter
6 years
daughter
Celeta Patricia Hancock
Birth: December 1, 1940 27 20Louisiana, United States
Death: November 23, 1972Chino, San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
son
Charles Leo Hancock
Birth: May 25, 1943 30 23Missouri, United States
Death: June 25, 1966
son
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