Walter James LeonardAge: 81 years1875–1956
- Name
- Walter James Leonard
- Given names
- Walter James
- Surname
- Leonard
 Birth | June 10, 1875 31 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Edgar C Leonard December 23, 1876 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | Curtis C Leonard April 2, 1879 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Curtis C Leonard February 16, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hugh Alexander Leonard November 28, 1881 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ella Leonard January 1883 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Willie S Leonard May 4, 1883 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Vadra Thomas Leonard January 19, 1887 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Willie S Leonard September 15, 1889 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Baxter Car Leonard December 1, 1889 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar C Leonard December 29, 1889 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. June 5, 1890 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Katie Leonard April 1892 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Latta Leonard May 15, 1895 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Annie Lousetta Hartman — View this family November 10, 1896 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ola Ruth Leonard November 20, 1898 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Stahle Hartman Leonard November 20, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Lilly Shemwell January 30, 1903 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Thelma O Leonard August 31, 1903 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Bentley Leonard October 4, 1904 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Walter James Leonard Jr. January 12, 1905 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Arthur Gregory Leonard February 10, 1907 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Helen Leonard January 16, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Rupert Alexander Leonard March 15, 1915 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 |
| Death of a brother | Baxter Car Leonard December 25, 1918 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 42 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/ |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Edwin Leonard November 15, 1923 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Arthur Gregory Leonard Jr. May 10, 1924 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ernest Alexander Agner — Ola Ruth Leonard — View this family June 14, 1924 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Evelyn Danay Agner August 20, 1925 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Allen Leonard September 5, 1925 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | David Wilkinson Leonard July 30, 1926 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Garrett Douglas Leonard November 3, 1926 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Allen Leonard November 20, 1926 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Jean Annette Agner April 28, 1928 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a wife | Annie Lousetta Hartman July 10, 1928 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Edna Rae Leonard February 24, 1929 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 10, 1930 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Donald Lee Leonard July 15, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Rupert Alexander Leonard Jr May 12, 1932 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Kenneth Lamar Leonard April 1933 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Kenneth Lamar Leonard February 3, 1934 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Carl Stevenson Rufty — Mary Helen Leonard — View this family January 31, 1942 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lynda Lou Leonard October 17, 1947 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Thelma O Leonard April 2, 1950 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1950 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Vadra Thomas Leonard January 12, 1951 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 70 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 | August 25, 1956 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Bentley Leonard Birth: December 16, 1843 23 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 4, 1904 |
| mother |
Sarah Lilly Shemwell Birth: December 24, 1854 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1903 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 14, 1873 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months himself |
Walter James Leonard Birth: June 10, 1875 31 20 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 25, 1956 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Edgar C Leonard Birth: December 23, 1876 33 21 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1889 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Curtis C Leonard Birth: April 2, 1879 35 24 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 16, 1880 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Hugh Alexander Leonard Birth: November 28, 1881 37 26 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1962 — Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Ella Leonard Birth: January 1883 39 28 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 months younger brother |
Willie S Leonard Birth: May 4, 1883 39 28 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 15, 1889 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Vadra Thomas Leonard Birth: January 19, 1887 43 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1951 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Baxter Car Leonard Birth: December 1, 1889 45 34 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1918 — Florence, South Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Katie Leonard Birth: April 1892 48 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Latta Leonard Birth: May 15, 1895 51 40 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1981 — Dade, Florida, United States |
| Family with Annie Lousetta Hartman |
| himself |
Walter James Leonard Birth: June 10, 1875 31 20 — Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 25, 1956 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Annie Lousetta Hartman Birth: January 27, 1877 32 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: July 10, 1928 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 10, 1896 — Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ola Ruth Leonard Birth: November 20, 1898 23 21 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 9, 1989 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Stahle Hartman Leonard Birth: November 20, 1900 25 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: March 3, 1965 — Florida, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Thelma O Leonard Birth: August 31, 1903 28 26 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: April 2, 1950 — Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months son |
Walter James Leonard Jr. Birth: January 12, 1905 29 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1981 — Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Arthur Gregory Leonard Birth: February 10, 1907 31 30 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 8, 1986 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Helen Leonard Birth: January 16, 1910 34 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 14, 1978 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years son |
Rupert Alexander Leonard Birth: March 15, 1915 39 38 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: July 8, 1971 — Renton, King, Washington, United States |
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9 years son |
William Edwin Leonard Birth: November 15, 1923 48 46 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: July 17, 2018 — Minnesota, United States |
Walter James Leonard has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (10)
Parents Dougal Lindsay Arey + Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell
Parents Christopher Maxy Hall + Ida May Shemwell
Parents John Risden Thomas + Ida May Shemwell
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Bentley Leonard - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Leonard - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Leonard - Household
527 E Kerr Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Leonard - Household
Bringle Ferry Road Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Leonard - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Leonard - Household
Bringle Ferry Road Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Leonard - Household
Dunns Mountain Road Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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