Benjamin Harrison WattsAge: 73 years1890–1963
- Name
- Benjamin Harrison Watts
- Given names
- Benjamin Harrison
- Surname
- Watts
 Birth | March 28, 1890 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 39 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 | Jack Watts January 19, 1939 (Age 48 years) |
 Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Watts September 14, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 26, 1950 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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 | November 8, 1963 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Springfield National Cemetery |
| Family with Grace May “Gracie” Freeman |
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Benjamin Harrison Watts Birth: March 28, 1890 — Missouri, United States Death: November 8, 1963 — Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, United States |
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Grace May “Gracie” Freeman Birth: May 27, 1908 40 34 — Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1992 — Missouri, United States |
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Jack Watts Birth: January 19, 1939 48 30 — Webster, Missouri, United States Death: July 11, 1995 — Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States |
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Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Watts Birth: September 14, 1940 50 32 — Webster, Missouri, United States Death: May 26, 2019 |
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