Dora KerleyAge: 90 years1909–1999
- Name
- Dora Kerley
- Given names
- Dora
- Surname
- Kerley
- Married name
- Dora Wood
 Birth | October 23, 1909 31 33 |
 Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 6 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Malinda Kerley January 14, 1912 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Lloyd Selby May 31, 1914 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Carl Kerley September 2, 1914 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | George Paul Kerley December 29, 1917 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 brother | Theodore “Ted” Kerley January 4, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | May 24, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 mother | Arva Zena Selby June 23, 1946 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Oscar Clyde Kerley January 27, 1951 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 father | William Emmett Kerley September 30, 1961 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a husband | General Henry Wood March 31, 1969 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Tina Kerley before 1970 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Pinah Kerley May 29, 1970 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ida Kerley March 12, 1971 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 brother | Theodore “Ted” Kerley April 26, 1982 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Malinda Kerley August 26, 1985 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillie Kerley August 28, 1997 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | December 27, 1999 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Emmett Kerley Birth: March 13, 1878 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1961 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Arva Zena Selby Birth: February 22, 1876 30 28 — Burke, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1946 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1901 — |
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10 months elder sister |
Ida Kerley Birth: November 12, 1901 23 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1971 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Lillie Kerley Birth: April 28, 1903 25 27 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 28, 1997 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Oscar Clyde Kerley Birth: June 18, 1906 28 30 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 27, 1951 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Pinah Kerley Birth: May 22, 1908 30 32 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1970 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States |
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17 months herself |
Dora Kerley Birth: October 23, 1909 31 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1999 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Malinda Kerley Birth: January 14, 1912 33 35 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1985 — Oliver Springs, Morgan, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Carl Kerley Birth: September 2, 1914 36 38 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 26, 2004 — Duluth, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Paul Kerley Birth: December 29, 1917 39 41 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 8, 2018 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Theodore “Ted” Kerley Birth: January 4, 1920 41 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1982 — Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States |
| sister |
Tina Kerley Death: before 1970 |
| Family with General Henry Wood |
| husband |
General Henry Wood Birth: March 11, 1913 — Haywood, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1969 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Dora Kerley Birth: October 23, 1909 31 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1999 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Dora Kerley has 25 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (25)
Parents James Thomas Tollett + Martha Ann Selby
Parents William Thomas Selby + Deliah Jane Hall
Parents Walter Nichols “Big Walter” Swafford + Malinda Jemima Selby
Parents John Sherman Selby + Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson
Parents Eli “L” Selby + Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Emmett Kerley - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Emmett Kerley - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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