Rita Jeanette PearsonAge: 90 years1917–2008
- Name
- Rita Jeanette Pearson
- Given names
- Rita Jeanette
- Surname
- Pearson
- Married name
- Rita Jeanette Whitfield
 Birth | December 8, 1917 24 23 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 24 days)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 | Talmadge Burton Pearson December 8, 1919 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Marlene Pearson March 13, 1924 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ida May Mohon January 14, 1929 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 28, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | Roy Newton Whitfield — View this family July 7, 1935 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Annette Whitfield February 15, 1936 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Loretta Whitfield July 29, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Clyde Pearson January 22, 1942 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfather | Arthur Davis Driskill April 25, 1949 (Age 31 years) Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield September 26, 1952 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 | Joseph Lynn “Joey” Dixon May 8, 1957 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Holly Ann Grounds November 25, 1962 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill March 21, 1969 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 | Talmadge Burton Pearson September 26, 1979 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Joseph Lynn “Joey” Dixon October 17, 1991 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a husband | Roy Newton Whitfield September 4, 1993 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Holly Ann Grounds February 6, 2004 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | June 24, 2008 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Whitfield Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Clyde Pearson Birth: March 18, 1893 — Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1942 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill Birth: May 29, 1894 33 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 1969 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Rita Jeanette Pearson Birth: December 8, 1917 24 23 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 2008 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Talmadge Burton Pearson Birth: December 8, 1919 26 25 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1979 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Marlene Pearson Birth: March 13, 1924 30 29 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 2023 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| Family with Roy Newton Whitfield |
| husband |
Roy Newton Whitfield Birth: September 22, 1914 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1993 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Rita Jeanette Pearson Birth: December 8, 1917 24 23 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 2008 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 7, 1935 — |
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7 months daughter |
Annette Whitfield Birth: February 15, 1936 21 18 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 2014 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Loretta Whitfield Birth: July 29, 1940 25 22 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 2008 — Nortonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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12 years daughter |
Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield Birth: September 26, 1952 38 34 — Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 2020 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Clyde Pearson - Household
Near Cut Road Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky
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