| Name |
Mohn, Everett Earl |
| Birth |
12 Feb 1928 |
Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States  [1, 2, 3] |
- The birth index erroneously liseds the name as EDWARD Earl Mohn. It was amended on 26 Nov 1986, in part based upon notarized copies of the family Bible which listed the name as his mother intended.
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1930 |
Seco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [4, 5] |
| Census |
1930 |
Seco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [6, 7] |
- The household was enumerated as follows:
William H. Mohn, M, age 44, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Illinois
Jane Mohn, F, age 37, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother born Kentucky
Otis Mohn, M, age 13, born KY
Willis Mohn, M, age 12, born KY
Whilma [sic] Mohn, F, age 6, born KY
Earl Mohn, M, age 2, born 2
[From NARA T626, roll 766]
- Role: Family member
|
| Census |
1940 |
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [8, 9] |
Address:
Magisterial District 1 |
| Census |
1940 |
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [10] |
- The household was enumerated as follows:
Head: Jane Mohn, widowed, F, 48, b. Kentucky
Daughter: Wilma Mohn, F, 16, b. Kentucky
Son: Earl Mohn, M, 11, b. Kentucky
Daughter: Matilda Pratt, divorced, F, 27, b. Kentucky
Granddaughter: Ella Jean Pratt, F, 8, b. Kentucky
- Role: Family member
|
| Graduation |
18 May 1945 |
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
Address:
Whitesburg High School |
- He graduated from Whitesburg High School.
|
| Military |
8 May 1946 |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States [11] |
| Military |
- Per the original Discharge Certificate, copy of which was recorded in Discharge Book 4, p. 223, in the Letcher County Clerk's Office on 7 April 1947, he was inducted into the U.S. Army at Whitesburg on 8 May 1946. He served 10 months and 21 days as a clerk-typist, stationed at Ft. Custer, MI.
He was discharged at Ft. Sheridan, IL, on 28 Mar 1947. The honorable discharge was granted as part of the general demobilization of the Army. His rank at discharge was T/5.
The original discharge papers are in the possession of Dan Mohn.
|
| MilDischg |
28 Mar 1947 |
Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, United States |
| MilDischg |
Address:
Fort Sheridan |
| Military |
1953 |
Fort Knox, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
| Military |
- By Order to Report for Induction issued on 16 Nov 1953, he was ordered to report for reinduction into the Army on 2 December 1953. He reported for training at Ft. Knox, KY. As a result of recurrent medical problems associated with a pre-existing hip injury, he was granted honorable discharge on 25 Feb 1954.
|
| Death |
10 Jul 1998 |
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States [3, 12, 13] |
Address:
Veterans Administration Hospital |
- The cause of his death was "multi-system organ failure", a result of colon cancer and general physical debilitation from alcohol abuse.
|
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Earl Mohn Obituary
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E. Earl Mohn Obituary
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| Cremation |
13 Jul 1998 |
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States [14] |
- His remains were cremated at the Lexington Cemetery Crematory (Cremation Cert. #5509).
At his request, his remains were cremated and scattered near the Hazard Area Vocational School. A memorial marker has been placed adjacent to the grave of his father in the Thornton Cemetery.
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| Last Modified |
3 Jul 2016 |
| Family 1 |
Hall, Esther Kathyleen, b. 22 Nov 1927, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 4 Dec 2019, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States (Age 92 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Jun 1947 |
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [15] |
|
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Marriage Certificate, Earl Mohn and Esther Hall
|
 |
Earl and Esther (Hall) Mohn, 1947
|
| Divorce |
1952 |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Mohn, James Earl, b. 28 Sep 1948, Harlan, Kentucky, United States d. 15 May 2005, Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States (Age 56 years) |
| | 2. Mohn, Danny Craig |
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| Photos
|
 | Earl and Esther, Staten Island
|
 | James and Dan, 1954
|
 | James and Dan, 1956
|
 | Earl and Esther (Hall) Mohn, at a Tennesse lake
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| Family ID |
F2 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2025 |
1928 - 1998 (70 years)
