Clois HolmesAge: 91 years1897–1989
- Name
- Clois Holmes
- Given names
- Clois
- Surname
- Holmes
 Birth | July 24, 1897 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 |
 Marriage | Jesse Shemwell — View this family 1918 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 20 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | Clois Holmes Jr. October 14, 1919 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jesse Eugene Holmes February 15, 1925 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 4, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | Clois Holmes Jr. March 14, 1945 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 48 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 | June 13, 1989 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery |
| Family with Jesse Shemwell |
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Clois Holmes Birth: July 24, 1897 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 1989 — Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Jesse Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1899 41 37 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 8, 1989 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1918 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
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21 months son |
Clois Holmes Jr. Birth: October 14, 1919 22 20 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1945 — San Mateo, California, United States |
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5 years son |
Jesse Eugene Holmes Birth: February 15, 1925 27 25 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 13, 2010 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clois Holmes - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clois Holmes - Household
Mayfield Highway Marshall, Kentucky
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