The Shemwell Family

William Leonard Landahl SrAge: 75 years18941970

Name
William Leonard Landahl Sr
Given names
William Leonard
Surname
Landahl
Name suffix
Sr
Birth June 28, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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/
MarriageMarguerite Elizebeth KadelView this family
about 1922 (Age 27 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child, William.
Birth of a son
#1
William Leonard Landahl Jr
December 18, 1923 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 May 8, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 55 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 51 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 April 21, 1970 (Age 75 years)
Family with Marguerite Elizebeth Kadel - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1922Michigan, United States
2 years
son
William Leonard Landahl Jr
Birth: December 18, 1923 29 23Michigan, United States
Death: January 27, 1988Missouri, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child, William.
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Leonard Landahl Sr - Household

Roseville, Macomb, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Landahl, William LheadO2000RNoMW35M27NoYesSwedenSedenSwedenSwedish1921PAYesMachine OperatorMotor Parts FactoryWYes
Landahl, Marguerite EwifeFW29M22NoYesINININYesNone
Landahl, William LsonMW6MYesMISwedenINNone
Landahl, Edsel RsonMW4 years 6 monthsSYesMISwedenINNone
Landahl, Maria MdaughterFW1SNoMISwedenINNone