Merrell Pendley ChristianAge: 76 years1906–1982
- Name
- Merrell Pendley Christian
- Given names
- Merrell Pendley
- Surname
- Christian
 Birth | June 12, 1906 27 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Levada Inez Christian 1908 (Age 18 months) |
 Census | May 2, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Annie Catherine Christian April 26, 1912 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 29, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | James W “Jim” Christian October 17, 1927 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 23 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Ann Tucker — View this family about 1933 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Merrell Pendley Christian Jr 1934 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Dorothy Bell Christian May 30, 1936 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Charles Ray Christian November 5, 1945 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Bell Christian June 16, 1946 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 | Dennis Wade Christian September 29, 1956 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ollie Willis November 12, 1959 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ovie Otis “Otie” Christian May 7, 1966 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 of a son | Merrell Pendley Christian Jr November 7, 1981 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | December 15, 1982 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James W “Jim” Christian Birth: April 24, 1879 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 17, 1927 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ollie Willis Birth: October 12, 1878 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1959 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1899 — |
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23 months elder brother |
Ovie Otis “Otie” Christian Birth: November 21, 1900 21 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1966 |
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6 years himself |
Merrell Pendley Christian Birth: June 12, 1906 27 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1982 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Levada Inez Christian Birth: 1908 28 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Annie Catherine Christian Birth: April 26, 1912 33 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1989 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Martha Ann Tucker |
| himself |
Merrell Pendley Christian Birth: June 12, 1906 27 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1982 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Ann Tucker Birth: October 25, 1915 49 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1933 — |
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2 years son |
Merrell Pendley Christian Jr Birth: 1934 27 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1981 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Dorothy Bell Christian Birth: May 30, 1936 29 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 17, 2023 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years son |
Charles Ray Christian Birth: November 5, 1945 39 30 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 2006 — Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States |
Merrell Pendley Christian has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James W Christian - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James W Christian - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ollie Willis - Household
Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Merrell Pendley Christian - Household
Kranville Road Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Merrell Pendley Christian - Household
Road # 181 Todd, Kentucky
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