Walter Blackman GentleAge: 84 years1889–1974
- Name
- Walter Blackman Gentle
- Given names
- Walter Blackman
- Surname
- Gentle
 Birth | July 3, 1889 36 30 |
 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 |
 Census | April 10, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
 Death of a brother | Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle April 23, 1912 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 40 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 |
| Death of a father | Alfred Caldwell Gentle May 26, 1931 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Arminda Glidewell February 19, 1941 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 56 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 22, 1974 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alfred Caldwell Gentle Birth: October 12, 1852 — Clinton, Kentucky, United States Death: May 26, 1931 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Arminda Glidewell Birth: January 17, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1941 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle Birth: September 16, 1881 28 22 — Clinton, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1912 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years himself |
Walter Blackman Gentle Birth: July 3, 1889 36 30 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1974 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
Walter Blackman Gentle has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle - Household
Says Walter is son, Nuton not old enough, 1st marriage(M1) and Mattie has only 4 children.. best guess brother -b |