Obediah Holloway “Obie” EcholsAge: 83 years1896–1979
- Name
- Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols
- Given names
- Obediah Holloway
- Surname
- Echols
- Nickname
- Obie
 Birth | January 9, 1896 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 19 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 20 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 21 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | Obie Laverne Echols May 9, 1924 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Billy Boyd Echols September 5, 1927 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a son | Billy Boyd Echols January 7, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 4, 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ginger Echols July 24, 1937 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 |
| Census | April 2, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 49 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 | December 5, 1979 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland Cemetery |
| Family with Lois Bernice Williams |
| himself |
Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols Birth: January 9, 1896 — Glenwood, Clark, Arkansas, United States Death: December 5, 1979 — Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Lois Bernice Williams Birth: June 30, 1903 22 20 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: February 28, 1998 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| son |
Obie Laverne Echols Birth: May 9, 1924 28 20 — Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 2020 — Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Billy Boyd Echols Birth: September 5, 1927 31 24 Death: January 7, 1928 |
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10 years daughter |
Ginger Echols Birth: July 24, 1937 41 34 — Richmond, Little River, Arkansas, United States Death: February 25, 2017 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols - Household
Herman Avenue Dierks, Howard, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols - Household
Dierks, Howard, Arkansas
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