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Ralph Michael BrownAge: 78 years18931972

Name
Ralph Michael Brown
Given names
Ralph Michael
Surname
Brown
Birth November 28, 1893 30 27
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
Death of a sisterMyrtle May Brown
May 15, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 16, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Sherman Brown
April 1, 1941 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 motherEliza Mae Bell
1949 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 52 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 October 3, 1972 (Age 78 years)
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Myrtle May Brown
Birth: April 1, 1891 27 25Natura, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 15, 1910Natura, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
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Ralph Michael Brown
Birth: November 28, 1893 30 27Natura, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1972Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Sherman Brown - Household

Natura, Okmulgee, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Brown, R SXheadMW77MPASame HouseRanchFarmer
Bell, Eliza BwifeFInd76MOKSame House
Brown, RalphsonMW47SOKSame House
Bennett, Myrtle grand daughterFW29MOKSame House
Bennett, Loydgrand son in lawMW37MMOSame House