Gilbert Leroy WalkerAge: 65 years1906–1972
- Name
- Gilbert Leroy Walker
- Given names
- Gilbert Leroy
- Surname
- Walker
 Birth | October 23, 1906 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 |
 Marriage | Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell — View this family August 4, 1934 (Age 27 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Dorothy Lee Walker March 10, 1936 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Barbara Mae Walker February 14, 1941 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Barbara Mae Walker February 23, 1941 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 |
 Census | April 7, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 | May 17, 1972 (Age 65 years) |
| Family with Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell |
| himself |
Gilbert Leroy Walker Birth: October 23, 1906 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: May 17, 1972 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1912 33 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 4, 1934 — |
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19 months daughter |
Dorothy Lee Walker Birth: March 10, 1936 29 23 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 6, 2023 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Barbara Mae Walker Birth: February 14, 1941 34 28 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1941 — Madison, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Gilbert Leroy Walker - Household
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