Leroy Son of Sardius & Margret Haight Wells, husband to Julia Watcher Wells.
Leroy C Wells
November 18, 1892 – May 4, 1964
Lived 71 years
Cherry Creek Cemetery · Cherry Creek, NY
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1892
Born November 18
1898
Leroy was 6 when the Spanish-American War began
1903
Leroy was 11 when the Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1914
Leroy was 22 when World War I began in Europe
1920
Leroy was 28 when Prohibition began
1939
Leroy was 47 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1941
Leroy was 49 when the United States entered World War II
1959
Leroy was 67 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Leroy was 70 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1964
Passed away May 4, age 71
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