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Rev. Richard Lloyd GentleAge: 29 years19311961

Name
Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle
Name prefix
Rev.
Given names
Richard Lloyd
Surname
Gentle
Birth May 22, 1931 20 18
Birth of a sisterSharon Corinne Gentle
February 29, 1936 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHoward Burton Gentle Jr.
February 22, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 paternal grandmotherMattie Stella Hester
May 6, 1949 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 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 14 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 31, 1961 (Age 29 years)
Cause of death: Drowning
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Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Liberty Cemetery
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Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle
Birth: May 22, 1931 20 18St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 31, 1961Jackson, Missouri, United States
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Sharon Corinne Gentle
Birth: February 29, 1936 24 23St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 26, 2001Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States
4 years
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Howard Burton Gentle Jr.
Birth: February 22, 1940 28 27St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 2015Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle
Birth: May 22, 1931 20 18St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 31, 1961Jackson, Missouri, United States
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Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle has 4 first cousins recorded

Father's family (4)

Parents Eldon Cornelius + Mable Ruth Gentle
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Burton Gentle - Household

St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gentle, HowardheadMW29MKYSame placeOperatorWholesale Shoes
Gentle, VelmaXwifeFW27MMOSame place
Gentle, RichardsonMW8SMOSame place
Gentle, SharondaughterFW4SMissouri United States
Gentle, HowardsonMW2mSMO