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Ralph Otis HallAge: 84 years19292013

Name
Ralph Otis Hall
Given names
Ralph Otis
Surname
Hall
Birth July 11, 1929 23 22
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 months)

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 2, 1930 (Age 8 months)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 fatherRalph Otis Hall
December 20, 1946 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 16 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 motherNell May “Nellie” Fly
May 22, 2001 (Age 71 years)

Death July 27, 2013 (Age 84 years)
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father
Ralph Otis Hall
Birth: September 5, 1905 22 24Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: March 5, 1927Fresno, California, United States
2 years
himself
Ralph Otis Hall
Birth: July 11, 1929 23 22Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 27, 2013Gold River, Sacramento, California, United States

Ralph Otis Hall has 8 first cousins recorded

Father's family (8)

Parents Alvin Carl Hall + Dorothy Lucille Keyser
1Delores Dean Hall19272007
2Private
3Private
Parents Virgil Raymond Philbert + Hazel Ruth Hall
2Richard R Philbert19311981
5Private

Mother's family (0)

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Otis Hall - Household

1412 Fifth St. Alhambra, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, RalphheadMW24M21AZUSUSAviatorOil Cpmpany
Hall, NellwifeFW23M20COUSUS
Hall, RalphsonMW8mSCAAZCO
Fly, Mildredsister in lawFW25SCOUSUS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Otis Hall - Household

1414 El Miradero Glendale, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, RalphheadMW34MTNSame HouseAviatorAircraft
Hall, NellXwifeFW33MCOSame House
Hall, RalphsonMW10SCASame House