Leona A. Richards (1902–1996)
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- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1996
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- Names in Stone
When was Leona A. Richards born? 1902.
When did Leona A. Richards die? 1996.
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Leona A. Richards (1902–1996) was born in 1902, and died in 1996, at about age 94. A cemetery record documents Leona A.'s grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Leona A.'s life.
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The world Leona A. lived through
1903 · age 1 — The Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1917 · age 15 — The United States entered World War I
1933 · age 31 — Prohibition ended in the United States
1944 · age 42 — Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day
1954 · age 52 — The Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education
1963 · age 61 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1975 · age 73 — The Vietnam War ended
1991 · age 89 — The Soviet Union dissolved
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When was Leona A. Richards born?
Leona A. Richards was born in 1902.
When did Leona A. Richards die?
Leona A. Richards died in 1996.
How old was Leona A. Richards at the time of death?
Leona A. Richards was about 94 years old.
Where is Leona A. Richards buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Leona A.'s grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Leona A. Richards was born?
Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States when Leona A. was born.
Who was president when Leona A. Richards died?
Bill Clinton was president of the United States when Leona A. died.
What generation was Leona A. Richards part of?
Born in 1902, Leona A. Richards was part of the Greatest Generation.
What major events happened during Leona A. Richards's lifetime?
During Leona A.'s lifetime: the Wright brothers made the first powered flight (1903, age 1); women won the right to vote in the United States (1920, age 18); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 39); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 53); Apollo 11 landed the first people on the Moon (1969, age 67); the Soviet Union dissolved (1991, age 89).
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Federal censuses taken during Leona A.'s lifetime and now public: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.
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1902
Death
1996
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