Ruby Rosalie ShirleyAge: 49 years1926–1976
- Name
- Ruby Rosalie Shirley
- Given names
- Ruby Rosalie
- Surname
- Shirley
- Married name
- Ruby Rosalie Simmons
 Birth | December 12, 1926 25 15 |
 Birth of a brother | Carl Freeman Shirley March 4, 1928 (Age 14 months) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen March 1, 1944 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Henry Frederick Achterkirchen — Mary Docia Greene — View this family May 5, 1945 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 23 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 maternal grandfather | Copna Horton Greene May 20, 1967 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Harvey Rollen Shirley June 10, 1973 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 | June 19, 1976 (Age 49 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harvey Rollen Shirley Birth: June 17, 1901 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1973 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary Docia Greene Birth: August 1, 1911 33 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 2010 |
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Marriage: November 11, 1925 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months herself |
Ruby Rosalie Shirley Birth: December 12, 1926 25 15 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 19, 1976 |
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15 months younger brother |
Carl Freeman Shirley Birth: March 4, 1928 26 16 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 22, 2006 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with Henry Frederick Achterkirchen |
| step-father |
Henry Frederick Achterkirchen Birth: February 11, 1912 — Bremen, Germany Death: November 2, 1972 — District of Columbia, United States |
| mother |
Mary Docia Greene Birth: August 1, 1911 33 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 2010 |
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Marriage: May 5, 1945 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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-14 months half-sister |
Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen Adoption: Birth: March 1, 1944 32 32 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 3, 2015 — Crownsville, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States |