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William Lee “Bill” TomerlinAge: 58 years19422001

Name
William Lee “Bill” Tomerlin
Given names
William Lee
Surname
Tomerlin
Nickname
Bill
Birth April 23, 1942 33 31
Birth of a brotherLarry Dale Tomerlin
May 21, 1945 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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 7 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 7 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 18 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 3 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 39 years)
Death of a motherGertrude L Robinson
October 22, 1992 (Age 50 years)
Death March 23, 2001 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
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elder sister
Bettie Lou Tomerlin
Birth: January 30, 1933 24 22Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 12, 2011Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
18 months
elder sister
Peggy Neal Tomerlin
Birth: August 10, 1934 26 24Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 14, 2020
2 years
elder sister
Nitra Ruth Tomerlin
Birth: August 11, 1936 28 26Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2007Lehigh Acres, Lee, Florida, United States
2 years
elder 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
elder 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
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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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younger brother
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 Lee “Bill” Tomerlin has 13 first cousins recorded

Father's family (13)

Parents Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield + Margaret Dayton Tomerlin
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