Macon Leon WeaksAge: 82 years1908–1991
- Name
- Macon Leon Weaks
- Given names
- Macon Leon
- Surname
- Weaks
 Birth | August 1, 1908 32 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Allene Weaks January 10, 1911 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emily Elizabeth Weaks September 29, 1912 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | J Marshal Weaks January 28, 1915 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Allen Levi Weaks October 27, 1915 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Robert Pastal Weaks June 30, 1918 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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 | February 5, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 | James Frederick “Jim” Weaks January 24, 1953 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 mother | Sarah Florence Shemwell August 1, 1958 (Age 50 years) Note: Name on Death Certificate reported by daughter |
| Death of a brother | J Marshal Weaks December 21, 1970 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 | April 1, 1991 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fair Oaks Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Frederick “Jim” Weaks Birth: October 6, 1875 37 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 24, 1953 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 1904 — |
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4 years elder brother |
Robert Pastal Weaks Birth: July 25, 1907 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 30, 1918 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year himself |
Macon Leon Weaks Birth: August 1, 1908 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1991 — Sacramento, California, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Allene Weaks Birth: January 10, 1911 35 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1998 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Emily Elizabeth Weaks Birth: September 29, 1912 36 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 2006 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
J Marshal Weaks Birth: January 28, 1915 39 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 1970 — Warren, Macomb, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Myrtle Gertrude Powers |
| himself |
Macon Leon Weaks Birth: August 1, 1908 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1991 — Sacramento, California, United States |
| wife |
Myrtle Gertrude Powers Birth: January 27, 1908 — Missouri, United States Death: 1999 — Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Macon Leon Weaks has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents Mark Monroe Weaks + Georgia Ann Shemwell
Parents William Thomas Chadwick + Nancy Freedona Weaks
Mother's family (16)
Parents Thomas Isaac “Tobe” Kelly + Luella “Ella” Shemwell
Parents William C “Max” Hager + Luella “Ella” Shemwell
Parents Luther Edgar Shemwell + Sara Matilda “Saydie” Hilton
Parents Artie M Shemwell + Laura Porter Campbell
Parents Eugene Talmadge “E T” Hodges + Zora May Shemwell
Parents Murray Levi Chadwick + Mamie Flora Shemwell
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Frederick Weaks - Household
Stewart TN
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Frederick Weaks - Household
Barnes Hollow Rd. Stewart TN
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