Ruth WeaksAge: 92 years1880–1973
- Name
- Ruth Weaks
- Given names
- Ruth
- Surname
- Weaks
- Married name
- Ruth Janney
 Birth | July 19, 1880 18 22 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | John P Shemwell after 1880 (Age ) |
| Birth of a sister | Lillian Izora Weaks December 25, 1881 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Lurton Edgar Weaks 1884 (Age 3 years) Address: Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Birth of a sister | Zula Ann Weaks March 22, 1886 (Age 5 years) Address: Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Birth of a sister | Alpha Omega Weaks June 14, 1888 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Johnny Frederick Weaks April 11, 1890 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a brother | Johnny Frederick Weaks April 26, 1891 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alpha Omega Weaks May 9, 1891 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Preston Weaks February 20, 1892 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Herman Weaks December 30, 1893 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | John Kirk Janney — View this family December 15, 1897 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emily Winifred Gross April 30, 1898 (Age 17 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 |
| Death of a father | Mark Monroe Weaks October 1, 1915 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Allen Levi Weaks October 27, 1915 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 brother | William Preston Weaks August 22, 1929 (Age 49 years) Cause: peritinitis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 husband | John Kirk Janney August 1932 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Georgia Ann Shemwell October 25, 1934 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 sister | Lillian Izora Weaks June 24, 1952 (Age 71 years) Cause: pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 brother | Lurton Edgar Weaks October 14, 1959 (Age 79 years) Cause: Carcinoma of the liver |
| Death of a sister | Zula Ann Weaks August 1966 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 | April 1973 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | April 1973 (on the date of death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rocky Springs Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Mark Monroe Weaks Birth: January 2, 1862 24 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 1915 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1858 43 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1934 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1878 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months herself |
Ruth Weaks Birth: July 19, 1880 18 22 Death: April 1973 — Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Lillian Izora Weaks Birth: December 25, 1881 19 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1952 — Elvins, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Lurton Edgar Weaks Birth: 1884 21 25 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1959 — Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zula Ann Weaks Birth: March 22, 1886 24 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1966 |
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2 years younger sister |
Alpha Omega Weaks Birth: June 14, 1888 26 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 9, 1891 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Johnny Frederick Weaks Birth: April 11, 1890 28 31 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1891 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
William Preston Weaks Birth: February 20, 1892 30 33 — Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: August 22, 1929 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Robert Herman Weaks Birth: December 30, 1893 31 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with John Kirk Janney |
| husband |
John Kirk Janney Birth: September 25, 1878 Death: August 1932 — Rocky Springs, Jackson, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Weaks Birth: July 19, 1880 18 22 Death: April 1973 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 15, 1897 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |