The Shemwell Family

Johnnie Lee PenningtonAge: 83 years19362020

Name
Johnnie Lee Pennington
Given names
Johnnie Lee
Surname
Pennington
Birth February 28, 1936 30 27
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 13 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 grandmotherMaude Lee Rushin
May 22, 1956 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWesley Darwin Gowen
January 9, 1972 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 fatherJoseph Oscar “Joe” Pennington
May 29, 1979 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherEunice Eugene Gowen
May 16, 2000 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Wesley Pennington
February 28, 2003 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterFlora Loretta Pennington
June 24, 2011 (Age 75 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth “Betty” Timson
January 19, 2020 (Age 83 years)
Death February 9, 2020 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
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father
mother
elder brother
Thomas Wesley Pennington
Birth: July 28, 1929 23 21Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 2003Lehigh Acres, Lee, Florida, United States
4 years
elder sister
Flora Loretta Pennington
Birth: September 13, 1933 27 25Missouri, United States
Death: June 24, 2011La Junta, Otero, Colorado, United States
3 years
himself
Johnnie Lee Pennington
Birth: February 28, 1936 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 2020Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
sister
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himself
Johnnie Lee Pennington
Birth: February 28, 1936 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 2020Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
wife
Elizabeth “Betty” Timson
Birth: May 3, 1936London, England
Death: January 19, 2020Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
daughter
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daughter
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son
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Oscar “Joe” Pennington - Household

Old Harviell Road Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pennington, JoeXheadMW34MMOSame PlaceFarmerFarm
Pennington, EunicewifeFW31MMOSame Place
Pennington, WesliesonMW10SMOSame Place
Pennington, LorettadaughterFW6SMOSame Place
Pennington, JohnniesonMW4SMO