Robert Herschel WalkerAge: 78 years1886–1965
- Name
- Robert Herschel Walker
- Given names
- Robert Herschel
- Surname
- Walker
 Birth | November 13, 1886 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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/ |
 Marriage | Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam — View this family about 1925 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 22, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 wife | Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam August 29, 1962 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 | October 18, 1965 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam |
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Robert Herschel Walker Birth: November 13, 1886 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1965 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam Birth: June 26, 1882 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1962 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1925 — |
| George Verner Richardson + Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam |
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George Verner Richardson Birth: August 14, 1874 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1919 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam Birth: June 26, 1882 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1962 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 26, 1906 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months step-son |
Elbert V Richardson Birth: July 22, 1908 33 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1986 — Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Walker - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William B Gilliam - Household
Highway # 81 Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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