George Charles KleeseAge: 74 years1897–1971
- Name
- George Charles Kleese
- Given names
- George Charles
- Surname
- Kleese
 Birth | July 22, 1897 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 | Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland — View this family July 11, 1923 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Gloria June Kleese May 30, 1926 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George Durward Kleese January 1, 1929 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 4, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 |
| Death of a wife | Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland January 9, 1966 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | August 20, 1971 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum |
| Family with Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland |
| himself |
George Charles Kleese Birth: July 22, 1897 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States Death: August 20, 1971 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland Birth: August 15, 1898 43 37 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: January 9, 1966 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: July 11, 1923 — Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Gloria June Kleese Birth: May 30, 1926 28 27 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States Death: April 24, 2017 — Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
George Durward Kleese Birth: January 1, 1929 31 30 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States Death: March 7, 2014 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Charles Kleese - Household
106 N. Lee Bloomington, McLean, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George Charles Kleese - Household
606 S. Center Street Bloomington, McLean, Illinois
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