Eldon CorneliusAge: 68 years1900–1969
- Name
- Eldon Cornelius
- Given names
- Eldon
- Surname
- Cornelius
 Birth | September 22, 1900 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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/ |
 Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Donald Winfred Cornelius October 15, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Kingsford Cornelius April 16, 1929 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 8, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | George Thomas Cornelius November 23, 1936 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 |
| Death of a son | Donald Winfred Cornelius July 11, 1953 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Wayne Cornelius October 4, 1962 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 | April 9, 1969 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with Mable Ruth Gentle |
| himself |
Eldon Cornelius Birth: September 22, 1900 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1969 — Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino, California, United States |
| wife |
Mable Ruth Gentle Birth: September 30, 1902 21 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1989 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Donald Winfred Cornelius Birth: October 15, 1920 20 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 11, 1953 |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Kingsford Cornelius Birth: April 16, 1929 28 26 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 2013 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years son |
George Thomas Cornelius Birth: November 23, 1936 36 34 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 15, 1982 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Eldon Cornelius - Household
Waverly Ave Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
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