The Shemwell Family

Joseph Vaughn “Joe” LeonardAge: 75 years19272003

Name
Joseph Vaughn “Joe” Leonard
Given names
Joseph Vaughn
Surname
Leonard
Nickname
Joe
Birth August 20, 1927 45 34
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 sisterMarian Ann Leonard
January 27, 1930 (Age 2 years)
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 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 brotherWilliam Scott Leonard
August 18, 1958 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherHugh Alexander Leonard
November 7, 1962 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherEunice G Parsons
July 18, 1971 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 sisterEdna Louise Leonard
December 15, 1987 (Age 60 years)
Cause: Automobile Accident
Death of a half-brotherHugh Alexander Leonard Jr
August 28, 1999 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterMarian Ann Leonard
July 8, 2001 (Age 73 years)
Death July 4, 2003 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Venice Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
Marriage: March 19, 1913Dallas, Texas, United States
9 months
elder brother
William Scott Leonard
Birth: December 21, 1913 32 20Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: August 18, 1958Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
7 years
elder brother
Ross Shemwel Leonard
Birth: April 23, 1921 39 28Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Death: June 7, 2006Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder sister
Edna Louise Leonard
Birth: June 13, 1923 41 30Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Death: December 15, 1987Mendip, Somerset, England
4 years
himself
Joseph Vaughn “Joe” Leonard
Birth: August 20, 1927 45 34Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States
Death: July 4, 2003North Port, Sarasota, Florida, United States
-20 months
elder sister
Dorothy Marie Leonard
Birth: December 7, 1925 44 32Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: November 11, 2014Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
younger sister
Marian Ann Leonard
Birth: January 27, 1930 48 36Pennsylvania, United States
Death: July 8, 2001Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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father
step-mother
Myrtle Ruth Gass
Birth: August 1893 43Lisbon, Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: March 4, 1911Lisbon, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: 1909
10 months
half-brother
Hugh Alexander Leonard Jr
Birth: October 23, 1909 27 16Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: August 28, 1999Payson, Gila, Arizona, United States
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himself
Joseph Vaughn “Joe” Leonard
Birth: August 20, 1927 45 34Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States
Death: July 4, 2003North Port, Sarasota, Florida, United States
wife
Joan Marie Henry
Birth: January 7, 1931York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 12, 2013Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States
son
Private

Joseph Vaughn “Joe” Leonard has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Alexander Leonard - Household

730 Locust St. York, York, Pennsylvania

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Leonard, Hugh AheadMW49M27NCNCNCMachinistCement Company
Leonard, Eunice GwifeFW37M20TXKYKY
Leonard, Scott WsonMW16S22TXNCTX
Leonard, Ross SsonMW9S24OHNCTX
Leonard, Edna LdaughterFW6S35IANCTX
Leonard, Dorothy MdaughterFW4-3mS22TXNCTX
Leonard, Joseph VsonMW2-7mS23NYNCTX
Leonard, Marian AdaughterFW3mS23PANCTX