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Rue Henry ColeAge: 66 years18931960

Name
Rue Henry Cole
Given names
Rue Henry
Surname
Cole
Birth July 17, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 22 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 23 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 24 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/
MarriageOcie Merle HincheyView this family
October 11, 1919 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Chester Lee Cole
July 28, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Marion “Johnnie” Cole
December 24, 1923 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 36 years)
Death of a sonJohn Marion “Johnnie” Cole
September 22, 1935 (Age 42 years)
Cause: Hit by a car
Birth of a son
#3
Richard R “Dick” Cole
February 14, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childChester Lee ColeBonna Jean MoffettView this family
September 20, 1942 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 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 52 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 March 12, 1960 (Age 66 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Puryear City Cemetery
Family with Ocie Merle Hinchey - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 11, 1919Henry, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
Chester Lee Cole
Birth: July 28, 1920 27 17Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 9, 2009Naples, Collier, Florida, United States
3 years
son
John Marion “Johnnie” Cole
Birth: December 24, 1923 30 20Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 22, 1935Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
13 years
son
Richard R “Dick” Cole
Birth: February 14, 1937 43 33Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
Death: August 29, 2014Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rue Henry Cole - Household

Reynolds Ave Genesee, Genesee, Michigan

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cole, Rue HheadMW39M26TNTNTNLaborerAuto Plant
Cole, Ocie MwifeFW27M17TNTNTN
Cole, Chester LsonMW9STNTNTN
Cole, John MsonMW6SILTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rue Henry Cole - Household

912 Reynolds Ave Genesee, Genesee, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cole, RueheadMW46MTNSame PlaceAssembly Line WorkerAuto Factory
Cole, OciewifeFW36MTNSame Place
Cole, Chester LsonMW19STNSame Place
Cole, RichardsonMW3SMI