Retha Grace ChristianAge: 91 years1911–2002
- Name
- Retha Grace Christian
- Given names
- Retha Grace
- Surname
- Christian
- Married name
- Retha Grace Cross
 Birth | June 3, 1911 26 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Rufus J Christian March 20, 1913 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Curtis William Christian 1915 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Etta K Shaw July 27, 1917 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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 brother | Harold Griffith Christian May 16, 1919 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Curtis William Christian November 27, 1919 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rufus J Christian November 29, 1919 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Howard Dale Christian December 8, 1921 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Barbara J Christian November 27, 1928 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 5, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Daniel R Cross — View this family December 24, 1934 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William E “Duck” Carr August 27, 1938 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Death of a father | Curtis William Christian July 22, 1949 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 maternal grandmother | Iva Aurora Roberts September 21, 1957 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 husband | Daniel R Cross February 12, 1978 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a mother | Hallie Blanche Carr March 22, 1985 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Howard Dale Christian April 17, 1996 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Barbara J Christian August 15, 1998 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | July 13, 2002 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Curtis William Christian Birth: March 7, 1885 34 25 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: July 22, 1949 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Hallie Blanche Carr Birth: October 1, 1887 24 20 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: March 22, 1985 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1909 — |
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9 months elder sister |
Waneta Christian Birth: October 2, 1909 24 22 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: November 27, 2003 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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20 months herself |
Retha Grace Christian Birth: June 3, 1911 26 23 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: July 13, 2002 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Rufus J Christian Birth: March 20, 1913 28 25 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: November 29, 1919 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Curtis William Christian Birth: 1915 29 27 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: November 27, 1919 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Harold Griffith Christian Birth: May 16, 1919 34 31 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: November 16, 2010 — Rowlett, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Howard Dale Christian Birth: December 8, 1921 36 34 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: April 17, 1996 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Barbara J Christian Birth: November 27, 1928 43 41 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: August 15, 1998 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Daniel R Cross |
| husband |
Daniel R Cross Birth: December 9, 1911 — Kansas, United States Death: February 12, 1978 |
| herself |
Retha Grace Christian Birth: June 3, 1911 26 23 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: July 13, 2002 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1934 — Morris, Kansas, United States |
Retha Grace Christian has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Curtis William Christian - Household
10th. Street Council Grove, Morris, Kansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Curtis William Christian - Household
130 S. Tenth Street Council Grove, Morris, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Cross - Household
Council Grove, Morris, Kansas
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