Herman Russel SightsAge: 43 years1896–1939
- Name
- Herman Russel Sights
- Given names
- Herman Russel
- Surname
- Sights
 Birth | estimated March 1896 26 22 |
 Birth of a sister | Blanche H Sights April 29, 1898 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Ashford Rankin Sights April 20, 1903 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a father | James Mathew Sights September 24, 1906 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edward Alexander Ross — Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell — View this family August 23, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph A Shemwell after 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Homer Alston Ross October 6, 1912 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Homer Alston Ross October 1, 1913 (Age 17 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | Homer Alston Ross October 7, 1913 (Age 17 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Birth of a half-sister | Madge Lucille Ross October 2, 1914 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/ |
| Census | February 8, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 | March 2, 1939 (Age 43 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Mathew Sights Birth: October 3, 1869 30 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1906 |
| mother |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 7, 1892 — Niagara, Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Effie R Sights Birth: November 1892 23 18 Death: April 24, 1980 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Herman Russel Sights Birth: estimated March 1896 26 22 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1939 |
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2 years younger sister |
Blanche H Sights Birth: April 29, 1898 28 24 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 1972 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Ashford Rankin Sights Birth: April 20, 1903 33 29 Death: August 11, 1985 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Edward Alexander Ross |
| step-father |
Edward Alexander Ross Birth: March 9, 1867 — Illinois, United States Death: January 28, 1927 |
| mother |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1910 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Homer Alston Ross Birth: October 6, 1912 45 38 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1913 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Madge Lucille Ross Birth: October 2, 1914 47 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1998 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Herman Russel Sights Birth: estimated March 1896 26 22 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1939 |
| wife |
Private |
Herman Russel Sights has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Susan Shemwell - Household
Hebbardsville, Henderson, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Alexander Ross - Household
Niagra Rd. Hebbardsville, Henderson, Kentucky
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