Fern Gladys RoperAge: 62 years1910–1972
- Name
- Fern Gladys Roper
- Given names
- Fern Gladys
- Surname
- Roper
- Married name
- Fern Gladys Madden
 Birth | August 5, 1910 33 27 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | William Washington Roper Sr. January 8, 1916 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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 brother | LaRoy Raymond Roper October 13, 1919 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Cynthia Arminta Hall March 3, 1921 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
 Marriage | Paul Eugene Madden — View this family March 22, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Eugene “Red” Madden July 8, 1933 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell October 22, 1934 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elzira “Ella” McMahan April 27, 1943 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 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 father | James Burton Roper April 11, 1954 (Age 43 years) Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ronnie James “Rip” Madden September 4, 1958 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 | August 8, 1972 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Horton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| elder brother |
Lester Lee Roper Birth: November 25, 1901 24 19 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: January 16, 1982 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
|
6 years elder sister |
Pearl Inez Roper Birth: October 16, 1907 30 25 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: December 5, 2000 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
|
3 years herself |
Fern Gladys Roper Birth: August 5, 1910 33 27 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 8, 1972 — Shinkle, Howell, Missouri, United States |
|
9 years younger brother |
LaRoy Raymond Roper Birth: October 13, 1919 42 37 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1978 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| Father’s family with Private |
| father |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Private |
| Family with Paul Eugene Madden |
| husband |
Paul Eugene Madden Birth: September 18, 1904 — Koshkonong, Oregon, Missouri, United States Death: September 1973 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Fern Gladys Roper Birth: August 5, 1910 33 27 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 8, 1972 — Shinkle, Howell, Missouri, United States |
|
Marriage: March 22, 1930 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
|
|
3 years son |
James Eugene “Red” Madden Birth: July 8, 1933 28 22 — Koshkonong, Oregon, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 2001 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Burton Roper - Household
County Roads Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Paul Eugene Madden - Household
Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri
|