The Shemwell Family

Leonard Charles “Red” KeelingAge: 80 years19171997

Name
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
Given names
Leonard Charles
Surname
Keeling
Nickname
Red
Birth September 8, 1917 25 19
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 3 months)

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/
Birth of a brotherNeal Sherman Keeling
November 20, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Eugene Keeling
June 3, 1923 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterBetty J Keeling
June 14, 1925 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 17, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherBarney Ray Keeling
1934 (Age 16 years)
Death of a brotherBarney Ray Keeling
1935 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Deloris Diane Keeling
August 11, 1938 (Age 20 years)
MarriageAnne J BragaView this family
September 2, 1938 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
July 1, 1949 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 daughterDeloris Diane Keeling
September 7, 1974 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 fatherBarney Keeling
June 14, 1976 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherNeal Sherman Keeling
November 1981 (Age 64 years)
Death of a motherAnnie E “Anna” Murphy
February 22, 1984 (Age 66 years)
Death of a wifeMary Amelia Bradley
August 8, 1984 (Age 66 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Eugene Keeling
September 6, 1992 (Age 74 years)
Death November 11, 1997 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 14, 1916Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
10 months
himself
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
Birth: September 8, 1917 25 19Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 11, 1997Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Neal Sherman Keeling
Birth: November 20, 1920 28 22Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 1981Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Eugene Keeling
Birth: June 3, 1923 30 25Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 6, 1992Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger sister
Betty J Keeling
Birth: June 14, 1925 32 27Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 9, 2013Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
10 years
younger brother
Barney Ray Keeling
Birth: 1934 41 35Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: 1935Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Family with Anne J Braga - View this family
himself
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
Birth: September 8, 1917 25 19Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 11, 1997Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: September 2, 1938Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
-1 months
daughter
Deloris Diane Keeling
Birth: August 11, 1938 20 20Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 7, 1974Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Family with Mary Amelia Bradley - View this family
himself
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
Birth: September 8, 1917 25 19Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: November 11, 1997Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
wife
daughter
Private

Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Barney Keeling - Household

231 Nelson and Rockport road Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Keeling, BarnieheadMW36M24KYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Keeling, AnniewifeFW32M19KYTNKY
Keeling, L CsonMW12SILKYKY
Keeling, NealsonMW9SILKYKY
Keeling, EugenesonMW6SILKYKY
Keeling, Bettie JdaughterFW4SILKYKY