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Raleigh P CorbettAge: 81 years18891971

Name
Raleigh P Corbett
Given names
Raleigh P
Surname
Corbett
Birth September 12, 1889 41
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Marriage of a parentEdward B CorbettMartha Elizabeth “Mattie” DialView this family
between 1900 and 1910 (Age 10 years)

Census April 18, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 28 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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherEdward B Corbett
January 21, 1923 (Age 33 years)
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The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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
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World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 56 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 February 13, 1971 (Age 81 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Raleigh P Corbett
Birth: September 12, 1889 41Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: February 13, 1971Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: between 1900 and 1910

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Corbett - Household

314 West Gandy Street Dennison, Grayson, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Corbett, EdwardheadMW61M10NYNYNYMachinistR R Shop
Corbett, Martha EwifeFW54M1053TXTNTN
Corbett, RollysonMW21STXNYMOMachinistR R Shop
Baker, Bessieatep daughterFW17STXTNTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Corbett - Household

314 Gandy Street Dennison, Grayson, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Corbett, Edward BheadMW71MNYNYNYMachinistRR
Corbett, Mattie EwifeFW64MTXTNTN
Corbett, RaleighsonMW30STXNYALMachinistRR
Dial, Ellasister in lawFW47STXTNTN