Harrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers IIIAge: 92 years1916–2008
- Name
- Harrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers III
- Given names
- Harrison Wilson
- Surname
- Vickers
- Name suffix
- III
- Nickname
- Nirk
 Birth | February 1, 1916 36 30 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 11 months)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 23 months)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/ |
 Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 22, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane Barber Yates “Jennie” Shemwell January 6, 1935 (Age 18 years) Cause: Attack of Indigestion |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 |
 Marriage | Thelma Waller — View this family May 17, 1950 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 sister | Dorothy Barber Vickers 1955 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Brown Eliason July 7, 1955 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr July 30, 1958 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 | Thelma Waller March 4, 1987 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | March 20, 2008 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chester Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr Birth: April 13, 1879 33 27 — Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States Death: July 30, 1958 |
| mother |
Rebecca Brown Eliason Birth: November 15, 1885 — Maryland, United States Death: July 7, 1955 — Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1911 — Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Dorothy Barber Vickers Birth: 1915 35 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: 1955 — Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States |
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13 months himself |
Harrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers III Birth: February 1, 1916 36 30 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: March 20, 2008 — Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States |
| Family with Thelma Waller |
| himself |
Harrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers III Birth: February 1, 1916 36 30 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: March 20, 2008 — Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States |
| wife |
Thelma Waller Birth: March 15, 1915 Death: March 4, 1987 — Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: May 17, 1950 — Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, United States |
Harrison Wilson “Nirk” Vickers III has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents George Vickers + Francis Dixon
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Parents Judge Thomas Ireland Elliott + Corrine Bruce Vickers
Parents Philip Medford Brooks + Rose Eleanor Vickers
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr - Household
Washington Ave Charlestown, Kent, Maryland
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr - Household
223 Washington Ave Charlestown, Kent, Maryland
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