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Gladys Macel LatimerAge: 90 years19192010

Name
Gladys Macel Latimer
Given names
Gladys Macel
Surname
Latimer
Married name
Gladys Macel Knight
Birth May 16, 1919 39 34
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 24, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 motherNora Helena Ethel Madden
February 23, 1955 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lyons “Pappy” Latimer
January 28, 1969 (Age 49 years)
Death of a husbandGarner Benjamin Knight
April 15, 1974 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 May 8, 2010 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery
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father
William Lyons “Pappy” Latimer
Birth: July 9, 1879Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1969Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
mother
Nora Helena Ethel Madden
Birth: July 16, 1884Halls Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 1955Halls Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
herself
Gladys Macel Latimer
Birth: May 16, 1919 39 34Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 8, 2010Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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husband
Garner Benjamin Knight
Birth: May 10, 1910 38 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 15, 1974Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Gladys Macel Latimer
Birth: May 16, 1919 39 34Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 8, 2010Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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