The Shemwell Family

Leither Hollis HenryAge: 78 years19191997

Name
Leither Hollis Henry
Given names
Leither Hollis
Surname
Henry
Birth December 14, 1919 29 23
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 27 days)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Henry
August 7, 1923 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Birth of a brotherEarnest Leffel Henry
January 5, 1930 (Age 10 years)
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Jane Parham
February 5, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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
Death of a brotherEarnest Leffel Henry
October 8, 1948 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 motherAmanda Lena “Manda” Swafford
July 13, 1967 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 fatherBert “Bertie” Henry
March 9, 1976 (Age 56 years)
Death December 28, 1997 (Age 78 years)
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Leither Hollis Henry
Birth: December 14, 1919 29 23Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 28, 1997Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
sister
Private
younger brother
Earnest Leffel Henry
Birth: January 5, 1930 39 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 1948Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
sister
Private
sister
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sister
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Leither Hollis Henry
Birth: December 14, 1919 29 23Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 28, 1997Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Evelyn Mae Key
Birth: June 18, 1928Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 22, 2013Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
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Leither Hollis Henry has 3 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Bert “Bertie” Henry - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry, BertieheadMW29MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Henry, Manda LwifeFW23MTNTNTN
Henry, Leither HsonMW0STNTNTN