John Denson “Dick” ReardenAge: 87 years1914–2001
- Name
- John Denson “Dick” Rearden
- Given names
- John Denson
- Surname
- Rearden
- Nickname
- Dick
 Birth | 1914 25 23 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | John Wesley Rearden October 30, 1916 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 | January 19, 1920 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. — Mamie Lou Mooney — View this family November 21, 1924 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Osa George Rearden Jr. December 19, 1927 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 half-sister | Frances E Rearden April 6, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Eunice King — View this family January 26, 1935 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Richard King Rearden 1939 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Frances E Rearden July 15, 1944 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 36 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 paternal grandmother | Martha Frances “Fannie” Hunter February 6, 1957 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. March 30, 1965 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annie Farrar “Tillie” Rearden April 9, 1968 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 half-brother | Osa George Rearden Jr. June 6, 1976 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marion Grady Rearden January 22, 1979 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a mother | Willie Lee Johnson July 5, 1981 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a wife | Eunice King September 29, 1987 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a son | Richard King Rearden January 12, 1995 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | August 30, 2001 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. Birth: November 19, 1888 31 22 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: March 30, 1965 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
| mother |
Willie Lee Johnson Birth: January 20, 1890 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: July 5, 1981 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1906 — Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Annie Farrar “Tillie” Rearden Birth: 1908 19 17 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: April 9, 1968 — Langdale, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Marion Grady Rearden Birth: April 7, 1909 20 19 — Randolph, Alabama, United States Death: January 22, 1979 — Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Floy Mae “Macie” Rearden Birth: November 7, 1912 23 22 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: September 11, 2003 — Valley, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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2 years himself |
John Denson “Dick” Rearden Birth: 1914 25 23 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: August 30, 2001 — West Point, Troup, Georgia, United States |
| Father’s family with Marguerite G “Peggy” Wing |
| father |
Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. Birth: November 19, 1888 31 22 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: March 30, 1965 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
| step-mother |
Marguerite G “Peggy” Wing Birth: February 22, 1907 — Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 2002 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| half-brother |
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| Father’s family with Mamie Lou Mooney |
| father |
Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. Birth: November 19, 1888 31 22 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: March 30, 1965 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
| step-mother |
Mamie Lou Mooney Birth: about 1901 — Alabama, United States Death: December 8, 1963 — Troup, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1924 — Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Osa George Rearden Jr. Birth: December 19, 1927 39 26 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: June 6, 1976 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Frances E Rearden Birth: April 6, 1930 41 29 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: July 15, 1944 — Troup, Georgia, United States |
| Family with Eunice King |
| himself |
John Denson “Dick” Rearden Birth: 1914 25 23 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: August 30, 2001 — West Point, Troup, Georgia, United States |
| wife |
Eunice King Birth: about 1916 — Alabama, United States Death: September 29, 1987 — Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1935 — Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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5 years son |
Richard King Rearden Birth: 1939 25 23 — Alabama, United States Death: January 12, 1995 |
John Denson “Dick” Rearden has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents Jonathan Robert “J R” Wooddy + Martha Mae “Mattie” Rearden
Parents Wesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden + Ida Vocata Machen
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. - Household
Langdale Rd. Lanett, Chambers, Alabama
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