Robert Travers RohrerAge: 61 years1896–1958
- Name
- Robert Travers Rohrer
- Given names
- Robert Travers
- Surname
- Rohrer
 Birth | May 11, 1896 45 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Frank Sheppard Rohrer October 4, 1897 (Age 16 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 months)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 |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Elizabeth Rohrer May 21, 1899 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | William Henry Jewell Rohrer April 2, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| 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/ |
 Marriage | Mary Worthington Pearre — View this family September 27, 1924 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Travers Rohrer Jr. November 24, 1926 (Age 30 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 |
| Death of a mother | Alice Virginia Mitchell July 30, 1933 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | July 2, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Elizabeth Rohrer October 27, 1943 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Henry Rohrer February 23, 1945 (Age 48 years) Note: WWII |
| 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 |
| 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 | after 1958 (Age 61 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Jewell Rohrer Birth: December 1, 1850 — Foxhall, Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 2, 1914 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| mother |
Alice Virginia Mitchell Birth: June 6, 1866 38 35 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: July 30, 1933 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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Marriage: April 28, 1892 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Dorothy Sidney Rohrer Birth: February 26, 1893 42 26 — Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States Death: February 6, 1999 — Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Henry Rohrer Birth: September 28, 1895 44 29 — Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States Death: February 23, 1945 |
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7 months himself |
Robert Travers Rohrer Birth: May 11, 1896 45 29 — Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States Death: after 1958 |
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17 months younger brother |
Frank Sheppard Rohrer Birth: October 4, 1897 46 31 — Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 22, 1978 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Margaret Elizabeth Rohrer Birth: May 21, 1899 48 32 — Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 27, 1943 |
| Family with Mary Worthington Pearre |
| himself |
Robert Travers Rohrer Birth: May 11, 1896 45 29 — Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States Death: after 1958 |
| wife |
Mary Worthington Pearre Birth: December 21, 1896 26 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 19, 1974 |
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Marriage: September 27, 1924 — Bluemont, Loudoun, Virginia, United States |
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2 years son |
Robert Travers Rohrer Jr. Birth: November 24, 1926 30 29 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 19, 1971 — Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Jewell Rohrer - Household
1106 14th Avenue Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Jewell Rohrer - Household
Washington, District of Columbia
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Travers Rohrer - Household
Elgin Lane Washington, District of Columbia
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| Death | Name: Robert Travers Rohrer
Ship, Station or Activity: Broome
Ship Number or Designation: AG-96
Muster Date: 30 Oct 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | Name: Robert T Rohrer
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary P Rohrer
Publication Title: Silver Spring, Maryland, City Directory, 1958 |