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Wilma Bell WesterfieldAge: 91 years19292020

Name
Wilma Bell Westerfield
Given names
Wilma Bell
Surname
Westerfield
Married name
Wilma Bell Renfrow
Birth August 11, 1929 40 30
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 days)

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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a sisterMartha Ann Westerfield
September 10, 1936 (Age 7 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLinda Jo Westerfield
December 22, 1941 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Herbert Tomerlin
January 24, 1942 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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
Birth of a son
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John Thomas Renfrow IV
December 31, 1951 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 grandmotherLou Ann Fulkerson
January 20, 1961 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherMargaret Dayton Tomerlin
October 15, 1975 (Age 46 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 fatherLawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield
April 17, 1978 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jacob Clay “Jake” Renfrow
June 1, 1984 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Ann Westerfield
February 18, 1989 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherLawrence Tomerlin Westerfield
January 24, 1994 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterEva Lou Westerfield
April 17, 1997 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield
April 24, 2000 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterTheda Marie Westerfield
April 9, 2001 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sisterFrances Lee Westerfield
November 28, 2001 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sonJohn Thomas Renfrow IV
November 9, 2002 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterLinda Jo Westerfield
August 4, 2007 (Age 77 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Thomas “J T” Renfrow III
August 25, 2007 (Age 78 years)
Death of a grandsonJacob Clay “Jake” Renfrow
February 7, 2013 (Age 83 years)
Death December 6, 2020 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Renfrow Cemetery
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father
mother
elder sister
Eva Lou Westerfield
Birth: May 10, 1921 31 21Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 17, 1997Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
20 months
elder brother
Lawrence Tomerlin Westerfield
Birth: January 8, 1923 33 23Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1994Daviess, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder sister
Frances Lee Westerfield
Birth: September 19, 1924 35 25Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 28, 2001Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Edward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield
Birth: March 29, 1927 37 27Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 24, 2000Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder sister
Theda Marie Westerfield
Birth: June 1, 1928 38 28Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 9, 2001Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
14 months
herself
Wilma Bell Westerfield
Birth: August 11, 1929 40 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 2020Ohio, Kentucky, United States
brother
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brother
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younger sister
Martha Ann Westerfield
Birth: September 10, 1936 47 37Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 1989Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
brother
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sister
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younger sister
Linda Jo Westerfield
Birth: December 22, 1941 52 42Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 4, 2007Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, United States
brother
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Family with John Thomas “J T” Renfrow III - View this family
husband
John Thomas “J T” Renfrow III
Birth: August 12, 1926Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 2007Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
herself
Wilma Bell Westerfield
Birth: August 11, 1929 40 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 2020Ohio, Kentucky, United States
son
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son
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son
John Thomas Renfrow IV
Birth: December 31, 1951 25 22Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 9, 2002Daviess, Kentucky, United States
daughter
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Wilma Bell Westerfield has 10 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (10)

Parents Oscar Lee Tomerlin + Gertrude L Robinson
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield - Household

Beaver Dam and Paridise Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Westerfield, BlaineheadMW40M31KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Westerfield, Margaret DwifeFW30M20KYKYKY
Westerfield, Eva LdaughterFW8SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Lawrence TsonMW7SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Frances LdaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Edward UsonMW3SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Theda MdaughterFW1-10mSKYKYKY
Westerfield, Wilma BdaughterFW7mSKYKYKY