James Elmer “Sonny” Killian Jr.Age: 65 years1924–1989
- Name
- James Elmer “Sonny” Killian Jr.
- Given names
- James Elmer
- Surname
- Killian
- Name suffix
- Jr.
- Nickname
- Sonny
 Birth | April 9, 1924 20 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Marlin Perry Killian March 13, 1927 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marlin Perry Killian September 1927 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Carlton Wade Killian August 12, 1929 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 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 3, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Carlton Wade Killian February 7, 1931 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Carlos “Johnny” Killian September 1, 1931 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Holt “Joe” Killian July 22, 1933 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Noah Lynn Killian July 20, 1938 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1940 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Lorraine Killian April 3, 1945 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 25 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 maternal grandmother | Linnie Bell Ralls December 19, 1968 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Virginia Lorraine Killian November 28, 1970 (Age 46 years) Cause: Car Wreck |
| Death of a father | James Elmer Killian November 7, 1973 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 mother | Marguerite Elaine Shemwell March 7, 1985 (Age 60 years) |
 Death | September 25, 1989 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: San Leon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Elmer Killian Birth: July 28, 1903 — Louisiana, United States Death: November 7, 1973 — Monahans, Ward, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Marguerite Elaine Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
| himself |
James Elmer “Sonny” Killian Jr. Birth: April 9, 1924 20 18 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States Death: September 25, 1989 — San Leon, Galveston, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Marlin Perry Killian Birth: March 13, 1927 23 21 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States Death: September 1927 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Carlton Wade Killian Birth: August 12, 1929 26 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 7, 1931 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Carlos “Johnny” Killian Birth: September 1, 1931 28 25 — McCamey, Upton, Texas, United States Death: March 28, 1999 — Aurora, Adams, Colorado, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Joseph Holt “Joe” Killian Birth: July 22, 1933 29 27 — Gregg, Texas, United States Death: December 7, 2013 — Aubrey, Denton, Texas, United States |
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| younger brother |
Noah Lynn Killian Birth: July 20, 1938 34 32 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States Death: May 20, 1996 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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| younger sister |
Virginia Lorraine Killian Birth: April 3, 1945 41 39 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States Death: November 28, 1970 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
James Elmer “Sonny” Killian Jr. has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Ralph Austin Worley + Bernice Lorraine Shemwell
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Parents Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell + Mildred Elizabeth Stoddard
Parents John Harris Wade Shemwell + Mary Adair Yeiser
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Elmer Killian - Household
Tom Green, TX
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