Joseph Moore BurksAge: 70 years1891–1962
- Name
- Joseph Moore Burks
- Given names
- Joseph Moore
- Surname
- Burks
 Birth | September 11, 1891 32 31 |
 Birth of a sister | Frances E Burks December 2, 1892 (Age 14 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Montie Marie Burks January 20, 1895 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edmund Garner Burks Sr. September 18, 1896 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susan Francis “Sally” Wilson April 20, 1897 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ethel Dulin Burks April 6, 1898 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 |
 Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Albert Burks Sr. July 22, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/ |
| Death of a father | James Eugene Burks May 29, 1923 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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 mother | Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester February 25, 1939 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 54 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 23, 1962 (Age 70 years) Cause of death: Cancer |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Eugene Burks Birth: September 12, 1858 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1923 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester Birth: October 1, 1859 32 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 25, 1939 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 24, 1890 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months himself |
Joseph Moore Burks Birth: September 11, 1891 32 31 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1962 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Frances E Burks Birth: December 2, 1892 34 33 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1987 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Montie Marie Burks Birth: January 20, 1895 36 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1975 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Edmund Garner Burks Sr. Birth: September 18, 1896 38 36 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1980 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Ethel Dulin Burks Birth: April 6, 1898 39 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1977 |
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2 years younger brother |
James Albert Burks Sr. Birth: July 22, 1900 41 40 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1968 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Eugene Burks - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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