Robert Sherman WellsAge: 87 years1918–2005
- Name
- Robert Sherman Wells
- Given names
- Robert Sherman
- Surname
- Wells
 Birth | January 19, 1918 44 37 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 10, 1920 (Age 23 months) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 15, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
 Death of a mother | Anna Belle Shipler May 10, 1938 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry John Wells July 17, 1945 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 brother | Standard Darius Wells October 2, 1948 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 brother | Alexander Constanst Wells July 3, 1958 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Norman Boggs Wells July 13, 1963 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Leslie Wells January 7, 1964 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 sister | Mary Ann Wells July 29, 1979 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Henry Wells February 13, 1980 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Beulah Mae Wells August 24, 1981 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iradella Opal Wells December 23, 1987 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | March 8, 2005 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry John Wells Birth: April 7, 1873 36 38 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1945 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Anna Belle Shipler Birth: September 13, 1880 — Kansas, United States Death: May 10, 1938 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 28, 1895 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Mary Ann Wells Birth: June 29, 1896 23 15 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 29, 1979 — Jefferson, Andrew, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Virginia Cornelia “Jennie” Wells Birth: January 14, 1899 25 18 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
John Henry Wells Birth: July 6, 1901 28 20 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1980 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Standard Darius Wells Birth: November 26, 1903 30 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1948 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Beulah Mae Wells Birth: January 23, 1905 31 24 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: August 24, 1981 — Mundelein, Lake, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Iradella Opal Wells Birth: August 9, 1907 34 26 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 23, 1987 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Alexander Constanst Wells Birth: January 16, 1909 35 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 3, 1958 — Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
William Leslie Wells Birth: August 7, 1912 39 31 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: January 7, 1964 — Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Norman Boggs Wells Birth: September 17, 1914 41 34 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 13, 1963 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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3 years himself |
Robert Sherman Wells Birth: January 19, 1918 44 37 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 2005 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry John Wells - Household
Pettis, Missouri, United States
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