Retta R RukesAge: 90 years1881–1972
- Name
- Retta R Rukes
- Given names
- Retta R
- Surname
- Rukes
- Married name
- Retta R Brim
 Birth | November 1, 1881 29 31 |
 Birth of a sister | Bessie Irene Rukes May 26, 1893 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 | June 2, 1900 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Charles C “Charlie” Brim — View this family May 20, 1902 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Bessie Irene Brim March 25, 1903 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 24 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 24 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ardith Pauline Brim November 24, 1908 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | John Russell Rukes September 2, 1911 (Age 29 years) Cause: Compound Fracture kicked by horse |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Franklin Rukes December 4, 1911 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 1, 1920 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Alivia Vernadean Hunton August 21, 1923 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John Charles “J C” Hunton January 18, 1926 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elphina Ella Shemwell June 12, 1927 (Age 45 years) Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver not acoholic |
| Marriage of a child | Louis Guy Ray — Ardith Pauline Brim — View this family September 30, 1928 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 47 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 granddaughter #3 | Nina Kathryn Ray November 26, 1929 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1930 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Alberta Jean Ray November 19, 1930 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Brim “Billy” Hunton October 9, 1931 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Dorothy Bernetta Ray May 2, 1934 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harry Claud “H C” Rukes April 2, 1938 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 grandson | William Brim “Billy” Hunton September 26, 1952 (Age 70 years) Cause: Extensive burns - Auto Accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 husband | Charles C “Charlie” Brim January 11, 1957 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Alivia Vernadean Hunton September 9, 1961 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Irene Rukes September 19, 1962 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bessie Irene Brim June 18, 1967 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 | September 12, 1972 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Russell Rukes Birth: January 21, 1852 — Indiana, United States Death: September 2, 1911 — Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Elphina Ella Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1850 27 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1927 — Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1878 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Harry Claud “H C” Rukes Birth: August 16, 1879 27 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1938 — El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years herself |
Retta R Rukes Birth: November 1, 1881 29 31 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: September 12, 1972 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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12 years younger sister |
Bessie Irene Rukes Birth: May 26, 1893 41 43 — Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: September 19, 1962 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah Ann “Allie” Stults |
| father |
John Russell Rukes Birth: January 21, 1852 — Indiana, United States Death: September 2, 1911 — Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Ann “Allie” Stults Birth: about 1856 — Indiana, United States Death: 1877 |
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Marriage: February 11, 1873 — Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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2 months half-brother |
Charles Franklin Rukes Birth: April 6, 1873 21 17 — Indiana, United States Death: December 4, 1911 |
| Family with Charles C “Charlie” Brim |
| husband |
Charles C “Charlie” Brim Birth: September 1, 1875 — Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1957 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Retta R Rukes Birth: November 1, 1881 29 31 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: September 12, 1972 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: May 20, 1902 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Bessie Irene Brim Birth: March 25, 1903 27 21 — Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1967 |
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6 years daughter |
Ardith Pauline Brim Birth: November 24, 1908 33 27 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: April 5, 1993 — Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States |
Retta R Rukes has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (44)
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Parents Asa W Mallott + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents Adam Houston Richardson + Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
Parents James Caswell Shemwell + Sarah Ellen Roley
Parents Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson + Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents John Wilson Moorman + Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
Parents Edward M Richardson + Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Russell Rukes - Household
Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Brim - Household
Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Brim - Household
Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Brim - Household
Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Brim - Household
Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri
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