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Syredith Thomas “S T” KingAge: 76 years19141990

Name
Syredith Thomas “S T” King
Given names
Syredith Thomas
Surname
King
Nickname
S T
Birth May 22, 1914 20 19
MarriageVirginia R View this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 months)

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 2 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 3 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 sisterSusie Glendale King
August 7, 1919 (Age 5 years)
Census January 23, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWilburn Lanier King
February 21, 1922 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLaura Frances King
January 22, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 7, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterEmily Mae King
June 24, 1932 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLaura Wendeline Atkin
April 30, 1941 (Age 26 years)
Cause: Cancer
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 fatherMarvin Lanier “Jack” King
March 18, 1963 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherCarrie Mae Mangum
August 23, 1972 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 July 31, 1990 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Silver Brook Cemetery
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mother
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Syredith Thomas “S T” King
Birth: May 22, 1914 20 19Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: July 31, 1990Anderson, South Carolina, United States
5 years
younger sister
Susie Glendale King
Birth: August 7, 1919 25 25Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 9, 2005Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Wilburn Lanier King
Birth: February 21, 1922 28 27Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 2, 2012Anderson, South Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Laura Frances King
Birth: January 22, 1925 31 30Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 20, 2014Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
brother
Private
younger sister
Emily Mae King
Birth: June 24, 1932 38 38Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: January 5, 1991Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Family with Virginia R - View this family
himself
Syredith Thomas “S T” King
Birth: May 22, 1914 20 19Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: July 31, 1990Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Marriage:

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marvin Lanier King - Household

Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
King, Marvin LheadMW27MSCSCSCFarmerGeneral Farm
King, CarriewifeFW26MSCSCSC
King, LidadaughterFW9SSCSCSC
King, Sussie GdaughterFW7SSCSCSC
King, Frank EsonFW5SSCSCSC
King, Thomas WsonMW9mSSCSCSC