The Shemwell Family

Leo Harley McCraryAge: 86 years19292015

Name
Leo Harley McCrary
Given names
Leo Harley
Surname
McCrary
Birth February 22, 1929 27 23
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 months)

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 9, 1930 (Age 13 months)
Death of a motherLetha Jane Brewer
February 29, 1940 (Age 11 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 half-brotherTed Don McCrary
May 3, 1947 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Ellen Powers
May 15, 1947 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Brown “Jim” Brewer
August 7, 1952 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 grandmotherAlta Lee Chambers
January 11, 1964 (Age 34 years)
MarriagePatricia Rose DeprezView this family
October 1970 (Age 41 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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
Marriage of a parentEarl Byron McCraryLouise JunglingView this family
August 3, 1982 (Age 53 years)

Death of a fatherEarl Byron McCrary
January 7, 1989 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifePatricia Rose Deprez
August 30, 1997 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherGuy Earl McCrary
July 14, 2002 (Age 73 years)

Death of a brotherTroy Byron McCrary
October 26, 2008 (Age 79 years)
Death July 26, 2015 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kansas Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Guy Earl McCrary
Birth: September 13, 1923 21 18Rockwall, Rock, Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 2002
4 years
elder brother
Troy Byron McCrary
Birth: August 6, 1927 25 22Clarendon, Donley, Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 2008Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
himself
Leo Harley McCrary
Birth: February 22, 1929 27 23Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 26, 2015Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
sister
Private
sister
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Father’s family with Bessie Mae Nation - View this family
father
step-mother
Bessie Mae Nation
Birth: August 9, 1909Texas, United States
Death: September 29, 2004Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
half-sister
Private
half-sister
Private
half-brother
Ted Don McCrary
Birth: May 3, 1947 45 37Tulia, Swisher, Texas, United States
Death: June 4, 2016Twin Oaks, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Louise Jungling - View this family
father
step-mother
Louise Jungling
Birth: February 1, 1916Thernfeld, Czechoslovakia
Death: September 12, 2006Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: August 3, 1982
Family with Mattie Myrelene Bays - View this family
himself
Leo Harley McCrary
Birth: February 22, 1929 27 23Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 26, 2015Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Mattie Myrelene Bays
Birth: June 2, 1936Low Gap, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 24, 2020Milan, Sumner, Kansas, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private
Family with Patricia Rose Deprez - View this family
himself
Leo Harley McCrary
Birth: February 22, 1929 27 23Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 26, 2015Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Patricia Rose Deprez
Birth: February 20, 1929Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: August 30, 1997West Siloam Springs, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: October 1970

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Earl Byron McCrary - Household

Wood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McCrary, EarlheadMW28M20TXTXTXFarmerGeneral Farming
Brewer, LeathawifeFW25M17TXTNAR
McCrary, GuysonMW6STXTXTX
McCrary, TroysonMW2STXTXTX
McCrary, LeosonMW1-1mMTXTXTX