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John Thomas “J T” Renfrow IIIAge: 81 years19262007

Name
John Thomas “J T” Renfrow III
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
Renfrow
Name suffix
III
Nickname
J T
Birth August 12, 1926
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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
#1
John Thomas Renfrow IV
December 31, 1951 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jacob Clay “Jake” Renfrow
June 1, 1984 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sonJohn Thomas Renfrow IV
November 9, 2002 (Age 76 years)
Death August 25, 2007 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Renfrow Cemetery
Family with Wilma Bell Westerfield - View this family
himself
John Thomas “J T” Renfrow III
Birth: August 12, 1926Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 2007Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
wife
Wilma Bell Westerfield
Birth: August 11, 1929 40 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 2020Ohio, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Private
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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