Robert CunninghamAge: 90 years1915–2005
- Name
- Robert Cunningham
- Given names
- Robert
- Surname
- Cunningham
 Birth | about 1915 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 months)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 2 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 3 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 son#1 | James Robert Cunningham March 15, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 |
| Census | April 14, 1950 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 31 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 wife | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 29, 1989 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | before 2005 (Age 90 years) Note: Son James Robert died in 2005 and his obit says his parents proceeded him in death. -b |
| Family with Verlie Edith Shemwell |
| himself |
Robert Cunningham Birth: about 1915 — Illinois, United States Death: before 2005 |
| wife |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| son |
James Robert Cunningham Birth: March 15, 1940 25 20 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: September 19, 2005 — East Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| son |
Private |
| Private + Verlie Edith Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Private + Verlie Edith Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Cunningham - Household
604 S. 22nd. Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Death | Son James Robert died in 2005 and his obit says his parents proceeded him in death. -b |