Herman Leon SlaughterAge: 82 years1914–1997
- Name
- Herman Leon Slaughter
- Given names
- Herman Leon
- Surname
- Slaughter
 Birth | December 10, 1914 22 18 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruby Lee Slaughter September 2, 1917 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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/ |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Louise Slaughter 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Philip Slaughter November 13, 1921 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Louise Slaughter 1923 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Howard Leonard Slaughter August 1, 1924 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Leonard B Parchman March 18, 1926 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nora Geneva Slaughter April 17, 1927 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nora Geneva Slaughter October 19, 1928 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 1, 1930 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Lenora N “Nora” Seay June 14, 1930 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Herman Leon Slaughter Jr November 12, 1935 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Howard Slaughter December 27, 1937 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 father | Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter March 2, 1946 (Age 31 years) Cause: Suicide- shot himself in the head Note: Looks like he shot his wife Willie in the abdomen (she died a few days later) then committed suicide. |
| Death of a mother | Willie Lee Parchman March 4, 1946 (Age 31 years) Cause: Gunshot Wound to the Abdomen |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 31 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 sister | Ruby Lee Slaughter May 25, 1993 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a wife | Freda Eileen Hollingsworth June 6, 1993 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | June 18, 1997 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Richlawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter Birth: September 9, 1892 39 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1946 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Willie Lee Parchman Birth: 1896 42 39 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 4, 1946 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 14, 1914 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ruby Lee Slaughter Birth: September 2, 1917 24 21 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 1993 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Louise Slaughter Birth: 1920 27 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1923 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Philip Slaughter Birth: November 13, 1921 29 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 2014 — Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
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-7 years himself |
Herman Leon Slaughter Birth: December 10, 1914 22 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 18, 1997 |
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10 years younger brother |
Howard Leonard Slaughter Birth: August 1, 1924 31 28 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 18, 2008 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nora Geneva Slaughter Birth: April 17, 1927 34 31 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1928 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Freda Eileen Hollingsworth |
| himself |
Herman Leon Slaughter Birth: December 10, 1914 22 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 18, 1997 |
| wife |
Freda Eileen Hollingsworth Birth: June 21, 1916 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 6, 1993 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Herman Leon Slaughter Jr Birth: November 12, 1935 20 19 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 16, 2013 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Herman Leon Slaughter has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents George Wiley Pollard + Ollie Slaughter
Parents Grover Cleveland Hagler + Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter
Parents James Ervin Powers + Minnie Lee Slaughter
Parents Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter + Sarah Mae “Sadie” Bramlett
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Duncan E. Slaughter - Household
Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Leon Slaughter - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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