Bessie Constance McIlvainAge: 77 years1883–1961
- Name
- Bessie Constance McIlvain
- Given names
- Bessie Constance
- Surname
- McIlvain
- Married name
- Bessie Constance Brown
 Birth | August 14, 1883 23 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruby Coral McIlvain October 13, 1886 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bulah May McIlvain December 16, 1888 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ocie Blanche McIlvain October 26, 1893 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Merwin Towler McIlvain July 19, 1898 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Morgan November 24, 1909 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 46 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 |
| Death of a father | John Watson McIlvain February 12, 1932 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Merwin Towler McIlvain May 31, 1943 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ella May Towler November 25, 1943 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 | July 9, 1961 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Watson McIlvain Birth: August 27, 1859 37 29 Death: February 12, 1932 |
| mother |
Ella May Towler Birth: March 1, 1862 — Mount Carmel, Fleming, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1943 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Bessie Constance McIlvain Birth: August 14, 1883 23 21 — Morris, Kansas, United States Death: July 9, 1961 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ruby Coral McIlvain Birth: October 13, 1886 27 24 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: October 8, 1974 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Bulah May McIlvain Birth: December 16, 1888 29 26 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: December 12, 1968 — Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Ocie Blanche McIlvain Birth: October 26, 1893 34 31 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1988 — Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Merwin Towler McIlvain Birth: July 19, 1898 38 36 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: May 31, 1943 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |