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Ben Tipton MossAge: 83 years19262009

Name
Ben Tipton Moss
Given names
Ben Tipton
Surname
Moss
Birth June 2, 1926 40 40
Adoptionunknown

Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Death of a maternal grandmotherEudora G “Puss” Hester
July 16, 1929 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 22, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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
Death of a fatherThomas Hunter Moss
October 26, 1948 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Coronary Heart Disease
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 motherMary E Cushman
October 14, 1961 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 August 19, 2009 (Age 83 years)

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father
Thomas Hunter Moss
Birth: March 15, 1886Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1948Etowah, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
mother
Mary E Cushman
Birth: December 29, 1885 54 41LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 14, 1961Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
himself
Ben Tipton Moss
Adoption:
Birth: June 2, 1926 40 40Estill, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 19, 2009

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Hunter Moss - Household

1304 Walnut St. Hopkinsville, Christian, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Hunter MossheadMW54MKYOperatorTobacco Loose Floor?
Mary C MosswifeFW54MKY
Ben T Mossadopted sonMW13SKY