Leona May ColbertAge: 61 years1897–1959
- Name
- Leona May Colbert
- Given names
- Leona May
- Surname
- Colbert
- Married name
- Leona May Cook
 Birth | August 3, 1897 30 27 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 |
 Death of a father | Henry Methusalah Colbert December 6, 1907 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Ihrig October 3, 1909 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | Oliver Arthur “Babe” Cook — View this family April 12, 1914 (Age 16 years) |
| 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 |
| 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/ |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Martin VanBuren Breshears February 4, 1922 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ralph Arthur Cook May 18, 1922 (Age 24 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 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Ellen Breshears December 12, 1941 (Age 44 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 |
| Death of a husband | Oliver Arthur “Babe” Cook November 28, 1955 (Age 58 years) |
| 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 | March 6, 1959 (Age 61 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Methusalah Colbert Birth: March 25, 1867 — Mason, Illinois, United States Death: December 6, 1907 — Molson, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ellen Breshears Birth: September 15, 1869 28 27 — Alexander, Benton, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1941 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 28, 1890 — Benton, Missouri, United States |
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7 years herself |
Leona May Colbert Birth: August 3, 1897 30 27 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1959 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
| Family with Oliver Arthur “Babe” Cook |
| husband |
Oliver Arthur “Babe” Cook Birth: September 26, 1893 — Eagleville, Harrison, Missouri, United States Death: November 28, 1955 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
| herself |
Leona May Colbert Birth: August 3, 1897 30 27 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1959 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: April 12, 1914 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
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8 years son |
Ralph Arthur Cook Birth: May 18, 1922 28 24 — Washington, United States Death: March 10, 2000 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |