Lorraine Evelyn WhitlowAge: 82 years1917–1999
- Name
- Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow
- Given names
- Lorraine Evelyn
- Surname
- Whitlow
- Married name
- Lorraine Evelyn Shrum
 Birth | January 19, 1917 29 27 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 months)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/ |
 Census | January 23, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 12, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 father | Dorsey John Whitlow April 11, 1955 (Age 38 years) Cause: Heart attack - had surgery for acute appenticitis |
| Death of a mother | Myrtle “Mattie” Parks December 20, 1958 (Age 41 years) Cause: Coronary Embolus/Essential Hypertension |
| Death of a sister | Eva Dell Whitlow March 5, 1973 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a husband | Owen Kenneth Shrum May 5, 1982 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | June 10, 1999 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mineral Springs Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Myrtle “Mattie” Parks Birth: June 21, 1889 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 20, 1958 — Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1907 — |
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Divorce: between 1931 and 1934 — Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Eva Dell Whitlow Birth: February 1, 1908 20 18 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: March 5, 1973 — San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States |
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9 years herself |
Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow Birth: January 19, 1917 29 27 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: June 10, 1999 — Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Private |
| father |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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| Family with Owen Kenneth Shrum |
| husband |
Owen Kenneth Shrum Birth: May 2, 1912 — Hartford, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Death: May 5, 1982 — Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow Birth: January 19, 1917 29 27 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: June 10, 1999 — Missouri, United States |
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| daughter |
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Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents James Bruce Potter + Flora Dell Whitlow
Parents Obie Reed Williams + Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow
Parents Henry Clay Whitlow + Nellie Elizabeth Mercer
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Empire Street Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Owen Kenneth Shrum - Household
Contra Costa, California, United States
Living in household of William Shrum, father of Owen |