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Bettie Lou TomerlinAge: 78 years19332011

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Bettie Lou Tomerlin
Given names
Bettie Lou
Surname
Tomerlin
Married name
Bettie Lou Goodall
Birth January 30, 1933 24 22
Birth of a sisterPeggy Neal Tomerlin
August 10, 1934 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a sisterNitra Ruth Tomerlin
August 11, 1936 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLitsey Lynn Tomerlin
November 17, 1938 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherMaurice Louis “Moe” Tomerlin
May 1, 1939 (Age 6 years)
Census April 21, 1940 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Herbert Tomerlin
January 24, 1942 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lee “Bill” Tomerlin
April 23, 1942 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherLarry Dale Tomerlin
May 21, 1945 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 paternal grandmotherLou Ann Fulkerson
January 20, 1961 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 fatherOscar Lee Tomerlin
May 6, 1981 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherGertrude L Robinson
October 22, 1992 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
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Alexander Goodall Dever
August 10, 1993 (Age 60 years)

Death of a grandsonAlexander Goodall Dever
July 25, 2000 (Age 67 years)

Death of a brotherWilliam Lee “Bill” Tomerlin
March 23, 2001 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterNitra Ruth Tomerlin
August 28, 2007 (Age 74 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Christian Goodall III
October 14, 2007 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterLitsey Lynn Tomerlin
November 16, 2010 (Age 77 years)
Death May 12, 2011 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fair Promise United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Bettie Lou Tomerlin
Birth: January 30, 1933 24 22Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 12, 2011Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
18 months
younger sister
Peggy Neal Tomerlin
Birth: August 10, 1934 26 24Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 14, 2020
2 years
younger sister
Nitra Ruth Tomerlin
Birth: August 11, 1936 28 26Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2007Lehigh Acres, Lee, Florida, United States
2 years
younger sister
Litsey Lynn Tomerlin
Birth: November 17, 1938 30 28Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 16, 2010Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
5 months
younger brother
Maurice Louis “Moe” Tomerlin
Birth: May 1, 1939 30 29Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 17, 2012Kouts, Porter, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Lee “Bill” Tomerlin
Birth: April 23, 1942 33 31Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 23, 2001Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Larry Dale Tomerlin
Birth: May 21, 1945 36 35Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States
Death: November 15, 2011Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States
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William Christian Goodall III
Birth: February 27, 1928North Carolina, United States
Death: October 14, 2007Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
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Bettie Lou Tomerlin
Birth: January 30, 1933 24 22Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 12, 2011Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
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Bettie Lou Tomerlin has 13 first cousins recorded

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Parents Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield + Margaret Dayton Tomerlin
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Lee Tomerlin - Household

Echols, Ohio, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tomerlin, OscarXheadMW31MKYSame HouseLaborerRoad Construction
Tomerlin, GertrudewifeFW30MKYSame House
Tomerlin, Bettie LoudaughterFW7SKYSame House
Tomerlin, Peggy NealdaughterFW5SKYSame House
Tomerlin, Nitra RuthdaughterFW3SKY
Tomerlin, Litsey LynndaughterFW1SKY
Tomerlin, Maurice LouissonMW10mSKY