The Shemwell Family

Leon TollettAge: 75 years19312007

Name
Leon Tollett
Given names
Leon
Surname
Tollett
Birth June 7, 1931 29 32
Birth of a brotherFranklin Delano Tollett
January 1, 1934 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLillie Pearl Agee
March 26, 1937 (Age 5 years)
Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 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 brotherFranklin Delano Tollett
March 19, 1965 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Curtis Parham
July 26, 1973 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherLander Decosto “Casto” Tollett
May 6, 1974 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 motherBessie Lee Parham
February 26, 1977 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherMose Tollett
October 12, 1977 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherCarl Carmack Tollett
November 12, 2001 (Age 70 years)
Death March 2, 2007 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tollett Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 8, 1922Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder sister
Dorotha Lillian Tollett
Birth: November 17, 1922 20 24Tennessee, United States
Death: December 7, 2009Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Mose Tollett
Birth: December 29, 1924 22 26Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 12, 1977Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
Carl Carmack Tollett
Birth: June 30, 1928 26 29Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 12, 2001Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Leon Tollett
Birth: June 7, 1931 29 32Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 2007Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Franklin Delano Tollett
Birth: January 1, 1934 31 35Tennessee, United States
Death: March 19, 1965Tennessee, United States

Leon Tollett has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lander Decosto Tollett - Household

Highway 28 Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tollett, L DXheadMW38MTNRBledsoleTNBridge ForemanW.P.A.
Tollett, BessiewifeFW40MTNRBledsoleTN
Tollett, MosesonMW16STNRBledsoleTN
Tollett, CarlsonMW12STNRBledsoleTN
Tollett, LeonsonMW9STNRBledsoleTN
Tollett, Franklin DsonMW6STNRBledsoleTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lander Decosto “Casto” Tollett - Household

East Valley Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Tollett, CostoheadMW48MarTNGrader OperatorRoad Building
Tollett, Bessie LeewifeFW51MarTN
Tollett, CarlsonMW21NevTNFarmerFarm
Tollett, LeonsonMW18NevTN
Tollett, FranklinsonMW16NevTNFarmingFarm