The Shemwell Family

William Frederich “Orl” Leck Jr1913

Name
William Frederich “Orl” Leck Jr
Given names
William Frederich
Surname
Leck
Name suffix
Jr
Nickname
Orl
Birth about 1913 28 22
Note: Birth info based on 1920 Census
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 5 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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
Census April 5, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Phillipi
June 13, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 fatherWilliam Frederick Leck
March 16, 1970 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherNancy “Nannie” Daugherty
November 25, 1970 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 sisterMary Fromona Leck
January 3, 2006 (Age 93 years)
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: November 15, 1908Eddy, New Mexico, United States
10 months
elder sister
Mary Fromona Leck
Birth: September 17, 1909 25 19Monument, Lea, New Mexico, United States
Death: January 3, 2006El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
17 months
elder sister
Elaine Leck
Birth: February 15, 1911 26 20Barstow, Ward, Texas, United States
Death:
3 years
himself

William Frederich “Orl” Leck Jr has 19 first cousins recorded

Birth
Birth info based on 1920 Census
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Frederick Leck - Household

ED 147 Kermit, Winkler, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lick, Willian FheadOMMW35MYesYesNEPAPAYesFarmerStock FarmOA
Lick, NanwifeFW29MYesYesTXMOINYesNone
Lick, Fromona MdaughterFW10SYesYesYesNMNETXYesNone
Lick, ElainedaughterFW8STXNETXNone
Lick, W F JrsonMW7SNMNETXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Frederick Leck - Household

Precinct 6, ED 8 Hood, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Leck, FredheadO7195RYesMW46M26NoYesNENEPAYes??Stock RanchOYes
Leck, NanwifeFW39M19NoYesTXMOINYesNone
Leck, Froonona NdaughterFW20SNoYesNMNETXYesNone
Leck, ElzinedaughterFW19SYesYesTXNETXYesNone
Leck, OrlsonMW17SYesYesNMNETXYesLaborStock FarmWYes