Pearl ShortAge: 98 years1917–2015
- Name
- Pearl Short
- Given names
- Pearl
- Surname
- Short
- Married name
- Pearl Murphy
 Birth | September 18, 1917 |
 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 3 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/ |
| 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Ernest Murphy March 1, 1937 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | April 18, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Delois “Lois” Murphy January 25, 1941 (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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Margaret Murphy February 27, 1949 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 32 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 husband | Ernest Pless Murphy February 20, 1971 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Murphy January 15, 1974 (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 son | Ernest Murphy February 8, 2008 (Age 90 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Delois “Lois” Murphy July 13, 2010 (Age 92 years) |
 Death | October 13, 2015 (Age 98 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Hill Cemetery |
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Pearl Short Birth: September 18, 1917 — Harlan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 2015 — Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
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Ernest Pless Murphy Birth: June 10, 1898 28 25 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1971 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Pearl Short Birth: September 18, 1917 — Harlan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 2015 — Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
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Ernest Murphy Birth: March 1, 1937 38 19 — Harlan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 8, 2008 — Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
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Delois “Lois” Murphy Birth: January 25, 1941 42 23 — West Virginia, United States Death: July 13, 2010 — Evansville, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
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Margaret Murphy Birth: February 27, 1949 50 31 — West Virginia, United States Death: January 15, 1974 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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