Ernest Ray ArvinAge: 87 years1915–2003
- Name
- Ernest Ray Arvin
- Given names
- Ernest Ray
- Surname
- Arvin
 Birth | March 28, 1915 33 24 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 months)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 sister | Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin August 5, 1917 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 months)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 2 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/ |
| Death of a mother | Lena Rivers Underwood June 28, 1919 (Age 4 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jamison Arvin February 18, 1925 (Age 9 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Addie Harper — View this family September 17, 1925 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Rose Belle Baker — View this family February 10, 1932 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Thomas Franklin Arvin December 28, 1932 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Raymond Elliot Arvin June 12, 1935 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ernest Morgan Arvin May 25, 1936 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Helen Frances Arvin July 6, 1937 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 34 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Maude Lee Fuller — View this family May 4, 1955 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Little Berry Arvin Sr. May 29, 1956 (Age 41 years) Cause: Coronary Thrombosis Note: Son Ernest Arvin found him, he had a heart attack while on his tractor, he hit a rock and fell off. |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 wife | Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith January 30, 1980 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Augustus “Gus” Arvin March 18, 1984 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Little Berry Arvin Jr. January 7, 1987 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin January 26, 1988 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Kaye Arvin December 27, 1995 (Age 80 years) Cause: Old Age Note: Died in her home on her couch. Her son, Jim's wife Fran found her that morning, Jim's granddaughter Shannon was supposed to go and see her that morning but Fran called and told her she was going to. |
| Death of a half-sister | Helen Frances Arvin August 25, 2002 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | January 28, 2003 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lena Rivers Underwood Birth: June 15, 1890 29 25 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1919 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 8, 1906 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Little Berry Arvin Jr. Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1987 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 18, 1984 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Kaye Arvin Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1995 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years himself |
Ernest Ray Arvin Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 2003 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Addie Harper |
| father |
Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Addie Harper Birth: July 1882 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1931 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 17, 1925 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Rose Belle Baker |
| father |
Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Rose Belle Baker Birth: December 18, 1899 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1951 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 10, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
William Thomas Franklin Arvin Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 2021 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Raymond Elliot Arvin Birth: June 12, 1935 53 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 2016 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Helen Frances Arvin Birth: July 6, 1937 55 37 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 2002 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Maude Lee Fuller |
| father |
Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Maude Lee Fuller Birth: March 12, 1885 Death: July 31, 1966 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 4, 1955 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith |
| himself |
Ernest Ray Arvin Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 2003 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith Birth: November 13, 1914 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 30, 1980 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Ernest Morgan Arvin Birth: May 25, 1936 21 21 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 21, 2003 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
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